frank·in·cense (fr ng k n-s ns )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 [ˈfræŋkɪnˌsɛns]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an aromatic gum resin obtained from trees of the burseraceous genus Boswellia, which occur in Asia and Africa Also called olibanum
[from Old French franc free, pure + encens incense1; see frank]
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| Noun | 1. |  frankincense - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigationgum - 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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