(n)an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation, Syn.thus, olibanum, gum olibanum
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n. [ LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, of Semitic origin. ] The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense. [ 1913 Webster ]