HyperDic: boswellia

English > 1 sense of the word Boswellia:
NOUNplantBoswellia, genus Boswelliagenus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
English > Boswellia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense.
Synonymgenus Boswellia
Member ofBurseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood familyresinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
MembersBoswellia carteriTree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
salai, Boswellia serrataEast Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishboswellia, genus boswellia
Catalanboswellia, Boswèl·lia, genus boswellia

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