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单词 frankincense
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
frank•in•cense /ˈfræŋkɪnˌsɛns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Plant Biologya sweet-smelling substance used chiefly as incense.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
frank•in•cense  (frang′kin sens′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, esp. B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations. Also called olibanum. 
  • Middle English fraunk encense. See frank1, incense1 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
frankincense /ˈfræŋkɪnˌsɛns/ n
  1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from trees of the burseraceous genus Boswellia, which occur in Asia and Africa
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French franc free, pure + encens incense1; see frank
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