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Frankincense
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Frankincense'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/frankincense.html. 1828.