chrysobalanus icaco

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.A small tropical American tree (Chrysobalanus icaco) bearing edible plumlike fruit.

Syn: coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, Chrysobalanus icaco. [WordNet 1.5]

2.A plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves.

Syn: cocoa plum, coco plum. [WordNet 1.5]

1.The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity. [1913 Webster]

A thick cloud of incense went up.— Ezek. viii. 11.[1913 Webster]

2.The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc. [1913 Webster]

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon.— Lev. x. 1.[1913 Webster]

3.Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]

Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.— Gray.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum. It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported from Cuba. [1913 Webster]