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English Dictionary: Chrysobalanus icaco by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chrysobalanus icaco
n
  1. small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
    Synonym(s): coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, icaco, Chrysobalanus icaco
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
      incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to
      inflame.]
      1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
            burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
            some deity.
  
                     A thick of incense went up.               --Ezek. viii.
                                                                              11.
  
      2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
            when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
  
                     Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
                     them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
                     incense thereon.                                 --Lev. x. 1.
  
      3. Also used figuratively.
  
                     Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
  
                     With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.
  
      {Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the
            genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The
            gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
            {Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is
            called incense tree.
  
      {Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American
            tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\, n. [Cf. F. nectarine. See {Nectar}.]
      (Bot.)
      A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
  
      {Spanish nectarine}, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
            tree {Chrysobalanus Icaco}; -- also called {cocoa plum}.
            it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported
            from Cuba.
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