Thesaurus: frankincense

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1. n. A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
2. n. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
3. A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
4. A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incensein religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds nowcome from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort,from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees.The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
5. n:100 n. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation