olibanum(n = noun.substance) frankincense, gum olibanum, thus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation;
is a kind of gum
The fragrant gum resin of various species of
olibanum, n. an aromatic gum resin from any tree of the genus Boswellia, used as incense.
Etymology:
ME f. med.L f. LL libanus f. Gk libanos frankincense, of Semitic orig.
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