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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun There are over 40 species, with soft, brittle wood, yielding a fragrant resin which is used for varnish, incense, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
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Both are gum resins from plants of the bursera family found in the Middle East and Africa that were used to make perfumes and incense.
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