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Definition of Myrrh
1. Noun. Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume.
Exact synonyms: Gum Myrrh, Sweet Cicely
Substance meronyms: Commiphora Myrrha, Myrrh Tree
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin
Substance meronyms: Commiphora Myrrha, Myrrh Tree
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin
Definition of Myrrh
1. n. A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.
Definition of Myrrh
1. Noun. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Myrrh
1. an aromatic gum resin [n -S] : MYRRHIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrrh
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