HyperDic: burseraceae

English > 1 sense of the word Burseraceae:
NOUNplantBurseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood familyresinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
English > Burseraceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningresinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.
Synonymsfamily Burseraceae, torchwood family
Member ofGeraniales, order GeranialesAn order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants
MembersBoswellia, genus Boswelliagenus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
Bursera, genus Burseratype genus of Burseraceae
Commiphora, genus Commiphoragenus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
Protium, genus Protiumgenus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi
incense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Broaderrosid dicot familyA family of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishburseráceas
CatalanBurseraceae, burseràcia, burseràcies

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