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[syn: frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Olibanum \O*lib"a*num\, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense;
cf. Gr. ?, ?, of Semitic origin.]
The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia;
Oriental frankincense.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
olibanum
n 1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
embalming and fumigation [syn: frankincense, olibanum,
gum olibanum, thus]