HyperDic: boswellia_serrata

English > 1 sense of the expression Boswellia serrata:
NOUNplantBoswellia serrata, salaiEast Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
English > Boswellia serrata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
Synonymsalai
Member ofBoswellia, genus Boswelliagenus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
Broaderincense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Spanishsalai
Catalanboswellia serrata, salai

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