HyperDic: myrrh_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression myrrh tree:
NOUNplantmyrrh tree, Commiphora myrrhatree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
English > myrrh tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh.
SynonymCommiphora myrrha
Member ofCommiphora, genus Commiphoragenus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
Broaderincense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Substancesmyrrh, gum myrrh, sweet cicelyaromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
CatalanCommiphora myrrha

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