n. a genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India. Syn. -- genus Boswellia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson's biographer, James Boswell, whose hero worship made his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of details. -- Bos"well*ize v. i. & t. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
n. The style of Boswell. [ 1913 Webster ]