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Definition of Elemi
1. Noun. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
Definition of Elemi
1. n. A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.
Definition of Elemi
1. Noun. A tree, ''Canarium luzonicum'', native to the Philippines. ¹
2. Noun. A resin harvested from the elemi tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elemi
1. a fragrant resin [n -S]
Medical Definition of Elemi
1. A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. Elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. Commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters. Origin: Cf. F. Elemi, It. Elemi, Sp. Elemi; of American or Oriental. Origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elemi
Literary usage of Elemi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"The oil dissolves in all proportions in ether, less easily in absolute alcohol,
still less in common alcohol. 6. Oil of elemi. ..."
2. Pharmacographia; a History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met by Friedrich August Flückiger, Daniel Hanbury (1879)
"elemi. Resina elemi; elemi; F. Resine elemi; ... Botanical Origin—The resin known
in pharmacy as elemi is derived from a tree growing in the ..."
3. Analysis of Resins, Balsams and Gum-resins: The Chemistry and Pharmacognosis by Karl Dieterich (1901)
"Manila elemi, or, as it is mostly termed in commerce, " soft elemi," is the only
kind that has been closely examined. It contains—crystalline resin = amyrin ..."
4. The Essentials of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865)
"elemi. elemi. A concrete resinous exudation from an uncertain plant, ...
Ointment of elemi. (elemi, quarter of an ounce ; simple ointment, one ounce. ..."
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