MYRRH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

Synonyms:

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("myrrh" is a kind of...):

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

Holonyms ("myrrh" is a substance of...):

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree (tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh)

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