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olibanum |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: olibanum n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or E African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {gum olibanum}]
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