a. Pertaining to, or bordering on, the river Danube. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the Greek name of the River Po. ] (Anat.) A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) See Ladanum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr.
n. [ Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum. ] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.)
‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Malay pandan. ] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See