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frankincense

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frank·in·cense  (frngkn-sns)
n.
An aromatic gum resin obtained from African and Asian trees of the genus Boswellia and used chiefly as incense and in perfumes.
[Middle English frank encens, from Old French franc encens : franc, free, pure; see frank1 + encens, incense; see incense2.]
frankincense
Noun
an aromatic gum resin burnt as incense [Old French franc free, pure + encens incense]
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Noun1.frankincensefrankincense - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
gum olibanum, olibanum, thus
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
Translations
frankincense [ˈfræŋkɪnsɛns] n → incienso


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