HyperDic: gum_elemi

English > 1 sense of the expression gum elemi:
NOUNplantgum elemi, elemifragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
English > gum elemi: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
Synonymelemi
Broadergum resinA mixture of resin and gum
Substance ofincense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Spanishcanarium luzonicum, elemi, elemí
Catalanelemi, elemí

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