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frankincense
n.
sweet smelling resin from a variety of African and Asian trees that was formerly used in religious rites and in embalming
Frankincense
Frankincense, also called
olibanum, is an
aromatic resin used in
incense and
perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus
Boswellia in the
family Burseraceae, particularly
Boswellia sacra (
syn: B. bhaw-dajiana), B. carterii
33,
B. frereana,
B. serrata (
B. thurifera, Indian frankincense), and
B. papyrifera. The English word is derived from
Old French "franc encens" (i.e., high quality incense).
frankincense
Noun
1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
(synonym) olibanum, gum olibanum, thus
(hypernym) gum
Frankincense
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Labana
the moon; whiteness; frankincense
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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