olibanum

American  

[oh-lib-uh-nuhm] / oʊˈlɪb ə nəm /

noun

1. frankincense.

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olibanum British  

/ ɒˈlɪbənəm /

noun

1. another name for frankincense

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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

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

For making the tincture or extract of olibanum, take 1 pound of the gum to 1 gallon of the spirit.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The elder Niebuhr seems to have been the first to disparage the Arabian produce of olibanum.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

The gum-resin is used and sold locally as an incense, but is soft and sticky, and is not the olibanum of commerce; nor is it collected for exportation.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry