Found 2 items, similar to Frankincense.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: frankincense frankincense n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: olibanum, gum olibanum, thus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Frankincense Frankincense \Frank"in*cense\, n. [OF. franc free, pure + encens incense.] A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa ) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified. [1913 Webster]