myrrh – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
myrrh
n.
fragrant gum resin found in certain African and Asian trees that is used for making incense and perfume, substance that was formerly used in religious rites and in embalming
Myrrh
Myrrh from the
Hebrew '"מור"' ("mor") and
Arabic مر (
mur) is the aromatic
resin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus
Commiphora, which is an
essential oil termed an
oleoresin. Myrrh resin is a
natural gum. It has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. It can also be ingested by mixing it with wine.
myrrh
Noun
1. aromatic resin used in perfume and incense
(synonym) gum myrrh, sweet cicely
(hypernym) gum resin
(substance-holonym) myrrh tree, Commiphora myrrha
2. aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume
(synonym) gum myrrh
(hypernym) gum resin
(substance-holonym) myrrh tree, Commiphora myrrha
Myrrh
(n.)
A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Myrrh
To see myrrh in a dream, signifies your investments will give satisfaction. For a young woman to dream of myrrh, brings a pleasing surprise to her in the way of a new and wealthy acquaintance.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project
