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 Saunders, William
The last authority also mentions olibanum as a reputed natural product of China.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
Frankincense, or olibanum, occurs in commerce in semi-opaque, round, ovate or oblong tears or irregular lumps, which are covered externally with a white dust, the result of their friction against one another.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
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