Hypertext Webster Gateway: "olibanum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Olibanum \O*lib"a*num\, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense;
cf.Gr. ?, ?, of Semitic origin.]
The fragrant gum resin of various species of {Boswellia};
Oriental frankincense.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
olibanum
n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {gum
olibanum}, {thus}]
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