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GUM ELEMI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gum elemi mean? 

GUM ELEMI (noun)
  The noun GUM ELEMI has 1 sense:

1. fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incenseplay

  Familiarity information: GUM ELEMI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUM ELEMI (noun)


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 ("gum elemi" is a kind of...):

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

Holonyms ("gum 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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