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ELEMI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does elemi mean?
• ELEMI (noun)
The noun ELEMI has 1 sense:
1. fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
Familiarity information: ELEMI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
elemi; gum elemi
Hypernyms ("elemi" is a kind of...):
gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)
Holonyms ("elemi" is a substance of...):
incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)
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