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ELEMI

• ELEMI (noun)
The noun ELEMI has 1 sense:

1. fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense

Familiarity information: ELEMI used as a noun is very rare.

• ELEMI (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

elemi; gum elemi

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

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

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

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

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