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Noun: olibanum  ow'li-bu-num
  1. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
    - frankincense, gum olibanum, thus

Derived forms: olibanums

Type of: gum

Encyclopedia: Olibanum