noun · countable / uncountable · rare

frankincense

frankincense · frankincenses

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A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera treeA type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

US/ˈfɹæŋkənˌsɛns/

» Tom and Mary brought frankincense and myrrh.

Meaning

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(countable, uncountable)A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
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an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

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Tom and Mary brought frankincense and myrrh.
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What is frankincense, anyway? Some sort of monster?
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From Old French franc encens (“noble incense”).

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plural: frankincenses

Singular	frankincense
Plural	frankincenses

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an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation:olibanumgum olibanumthus

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