Olibanum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Olibanum	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
olibanum n an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation Synonym(s): frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olibanum \Olib"anum\, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense; cf.Gr. [?], [?], of Semitic origin.] The fragrant gum resin of various species of {Boswellia}; Oriental frankincense.