Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Elemi"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of
American or Oriental. origin.]
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
the genera {Amyris} and {Canarium}. {A. elemifera} yields
Mexican elemi; {C. commune}, the Manila elemi. It is used in
the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
elemi
n : fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae
and used as incense [syn: {gum elemi}]
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