|
|
Definition of Genus Commiphora
1. Noun. Genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products.
Exact synonyms: Commiphora
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Burseraceae, Family Burseraceae, Torchwood Family
Member holonyms: Balm Of Gilead, Commiphora Meccanensis, Commiphora Myrrha, Myrrh Tree
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Burseraceae, Family Burseraceae, Torchwood Family
Member holonyms: Balm Of Gilead, Commiphora Meccanensis, Commiphora Myrrha, Myrrh Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Commiphora
Literary usage of Genus Commiphora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"Myrrh is the dried up emulsion-like juice. originally contained in the parenchyma
of the bark, of several species of the genus Commiphora, which belongs to ..."
2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"... myrrh with several allied products obtained from trees of the same genus (Commiphora
or Balsamodendron). These admixtures are picked out on arrival, ..."
Other Resources:
