olibanum
IPA: ˈɑɫʌbʌnʌm
noun
- A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense.
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Examples of "olibanum" in Sentences
- Leo - Incensey and bright, with olibanum, Roman chamomile, cinnamon, rose and vanilla.
- -- This Coromandel tree furnishes the resin known as olibanum, which is supposed to have been the frankincense of the ancients.
- David: Burning incense like frankincense olibanum for instance, you get over two hundred pyrolysis compounds- 60-plus of which are sesquiterpinoids.
- Peluche is a stunner dominated by basil, cumin and green notes, with middle notes of thyme, rose and carnation, drying down to olibanum, leather and cedar.
- Similarly, boswellia is a gummy exudate derived from Boswellia serrata, a large branching deciduous tree found in India, and it is the source for what is known as olibanum, or frankincense.
- Boswellia, or olibanum, is a close relative of frankincense, the biblical incense, and has been used historically in the ayurvedic medical system of India for various conditions, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
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