Associations to the word «Olibanum»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

OLIBANUM, noun. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley