NOUN | plant | Boswellia, genus Boswellia | genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense |
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Meaning | genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense. | |
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Synonym | genus Boswellia | |
Member of | Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood family | resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees |
Members | Boswellia carteri | Tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense |
salai, Boswellia serrata | East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense | |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
Spanish | boswellia, genus boswellia | |
Catalan | boswellia, Boswèl·lia, genus boswellia |
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