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MYRRH TREE

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Meaning:

Tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh

Synonyms:

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree

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Nouns denoting plants

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

incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)

Meronyms (substance of "myrrh tree"):

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely (aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume)

Holonyms ("myrrh tree" is a member of...):

Commiphora; genus Commiphora (genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products)

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