Frankincense

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An aromatic gum resin obtained from African and Asian trees of the genus Boswellia and used chiefly as incense and in perfumes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An aromatic gum resin yielded by trees of the genus Boswellia, much used from ancient times, especially for burning as incense in religious observances. See olibanum. Also called gum thus.
  • n. Hence2, Some other resin resembling olibanum in any way.
  • n. The principal trees yielding resinous exudations known as frankincense are: Boswellia Carterii (see Boswellia)
  • n. the Norway spruce, Abies Picea;
  • n. the loblolly-pine, Pinus Tæda (see frankincense, 2); and
  • n. Styrax punctata (see Styrax).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
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    incense    olibanum    thus   
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