olibanum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of olibanum
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin, for Late Latin libanus, from Greek líbanos, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew ləbhōnāh
Example Sentences
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The resin has a number of local names, among them luban, from the classical Arabic for milky whiteness, later adapted into Middle English as olibanum.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
"Burgundy" pitch, olibanum, beeswax, zinc oxide, anhydrous lanolin, starch, orris root.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coromandel tree furnishes the resin known as olibanum, which is supposed to have been the frankincense of the ancients.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
She had been in this situation about six weeks, during which time she had taken ammoniacum, olibanum, and large quantities of squills, without any other effect than frequent sickness.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by William Withering
In the Atlas to Bruce's Travels is figured a plant under the name of Angoua, which the Abyssinians believed to produce true olibanum, and which Bruce says did really produce a gum resembling it.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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