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burseraceous

British

/ ˌbɜːsəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Burseraceae , a tropical family of trees and shrubs having compound leaves and resin or balsam in their stems. The family includes bdellium and some balsams

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Etymology

Origin of burseraceous

C19: from New Latin Bursera type genus, named after J. Burser (1593–1649), German botanist

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