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olibanum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin olibanum, Late Latin libanus, from Latin oleum libani (oil of Lebanon), from Ancient Greek ??????? (líbanos, frankincense (Boswellia carterii, now Boswellia sacra)), from a Semitic source. See the Semitic root lbn ????, meaning "white". See also (Biblical Hebrew ????????? (l'voná, frankincense), Arabic ????? (lub?n, frankincense)). Compare benzoin.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??l?b?n?m/

Noun

olibanum (countable and uncountable, plural olibanums)

  1. A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense. [from 14th c.]

Synonyms

  • frankincense

Anagrams

  • balonium

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frankincense

English

Etymology

From Old French franc encens (noble incense).

Noun

frankincense (countable and uncountable, plural frankincenses)

  1. A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

Synonyms

  • olibanum

Translations

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