myrrh tree

/mər tri/
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Other forms: myrrh trees

Definitions of myrrh tree
  1. noun
    tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
    synonyms: Commiphora myrrha
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    type of:
    incense tree
    any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
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