Found 2 items, similar to Chrysobalanus Icaco.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanus icaco
n : small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn:
coco plum,
coco plum tree,
cocoa plum,
icaco]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chrysobalanus Icaco
Incense
\In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See
Incense to
inflame.]
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1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
some deity.
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A thick cloud of incense went up. --Ezek. viii.
11.
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2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
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Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1.
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3. Also used figuratively.
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Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.
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Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the
genus
Bursera (or
Icica) mostly tropical American. The
gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree.
Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical American
tree
Bursera heptaphylla.
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Nectarine
\Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.
nectarine. See
Nectar.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
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Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
tree
Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called
cocoa plum.
It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported
from Cuba.
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