olibanum

Meaning

Noun

  • A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense.

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Origin

  • , from a Semitic source. See the Semitic root lbn لبن, meaning "white". See also (Ancient Hebrew לְבוֹנָה, Arabic لبان). Compare benzoin.

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