gumbo-limbo
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gum·bo-lim·bo
(gŭm′bō-lĭm′bō)n. pl. gum·bo-lim·bos
An aromatic, resinous, tropical American tree (Bursera simaruba) having compound leaves and small white flowers, often planted as an ornamental.
gum′bo-lim′bo
n., pl. -lim•bos.
a tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, of the bursera family, yielding an aromatic resin used in varnishes.
[1830–40, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() incense tree - any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense Bursera, genus Bursera - type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi |