Olibanum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Olibanum \O*lib"a*num\, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense;
     cf. Gr. ?, ?, of Semitic origin.]
     The fragrant gum resin of various species of {Boswellia};
     Oriental frankincense.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  olibanum
       n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
           African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
           embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {gum
           olibanum}, {thus}]