Term: laudanum
IPA: ˈlɔːdənəm, ˈlɒdənəm

{{also|Laudanum}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{der|en|la-new|-}}, from  {{m|la|lādanum|t=a gum resin}}, from {{der|en|grc|λᾱ́δανον}}. Originally the same word as {{m|en|ladanum}}, {{m|en|labdanum}}, compare {{cog|fr|laudanum}}, {{cog|it|laudano}}, {{m|it|ladano}}. Perhaps influenced by {{der|en|la|laudō|t=to praise}}. See {{m|en|ladanum}}.

Used by {{w|Paracelsus}} to refer to ladanum gum, and to a compound recipe containing pearls, but apparently not to any preparation of opium; t