HyperDic: gum_olibanum

English > 1 sense of the expression gum olibanum:
NOUNsubstancegum olibanum, frankincense, olibanum, thusan aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees
English > gum olibanum: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation.
Synonymsfrankincense, olibanum, thus
BroadergumAny of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants
Spanishincienso, olibano, olíbano, olibanum
Catalanencens, olíban, olibanum

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