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incense tree

noun

  1. any of various trees, as Boswellia carteri or those of the genus Protium, yielding an aromatic gum resin that is burned as incense.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of incense tree1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

The “incense tree” of America is the Icica guianensis, and the “incense wood” of the same continent I. heptaphylla.

Here the incense tree (of which you see a small branch in the picture) grows.

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