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

Olibanum is found nowhere except in the mountains of Dhafár, in the territory of Shehr; in a tract which extends 3 days in length and the same in breadth.

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

Olibanum is a gum resin, used to a limited extent in this country, in the manufacture of incense and pastilles.

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

The mediaeval Olibanum was probably the Arabic Al-lubán, but was popularly interpreted as Oleum Libani.

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

Olibanum is partially soluble in alcohol, and, like most of the balsams, probably owes its perfume to a peculiar odoriferous body, associated with the benzoic acid it contains.

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

Olibanum, ō-lib′a-num, n. a gum-resin flowing from incisions in several species of Boswellia in Somaliland and southern Arabia—the Lebonah of the Hebrews, Libanos and Libanōtos of the Greeks.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various