Styrax \Sty"rax\, n. [L. styrax, storax, Gr. ?. See {Storax}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or
Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances.
{Styrax officinalis} yields storax, and {S. Benzoin}
yields benzoin.
2. Same as {Storax}.