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gum olibanum

DEFINITIONS OF: gum olibanum

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n an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

Synonyms:
frankincense, olibanum, thus
Type of:
gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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