nounhēdysmaHEDYSMA☆ KeepMeaninga sweet-smelling ingredient in ointmentsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HEDYSMALEWIS & SHORTHEDYSMAhēdysma, ătis, n., = ἥδυσμα (perfume), I. a sweet-smelling ingredient in ointments, a perfume, balsam (opp. stymma), Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 7.Read the whole entry