Frankincense

Tuesday 13^th December 2016

Frankincense -/ˈfraŋkɪnsɛns/

Noun
[mass noun] An aromatic gum resin obtained from an African tree and burnt as incense.

Also called olibanum, gum olibanum

Example sentences

Noun

‘They valued its trees which produced the aromatic gum resins frankincense and myrrh’

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French franc encens, literally high-quality incense, from franc (see frank) in an obsolete sense superior, of high quality (which also existed in English) + encens incense.

                                   

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