burseraceous

/ ˌbɜːsəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Burseraceae , a tropical family of trees and shrubs having compound leaves and resin or balsam in their stems. The family includes bdellium and some balsams

Word History and Origins

Origin of burseraceous¹

C19: from New Latin Bursera type genus, named after J. Burser (1593–1649), German botanist