NOUN | plant | Bursera microphylla, elephant tree | small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers |
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Meaning | small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers. | |
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Synonym | elephant tree | |
Member of | Bursera, genus Bursera | type genus of Burseraceae |
Broader | incense tree | Any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense |
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