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incense tree

noun

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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Origin of incense tree

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby incense tree

in cement, incendiarism, incendiary, incense, incense cedar, incense tree, incensory, incenter, incentive, incentive pay, incentive travel
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