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    GUM ELEMI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incenseplay

    Synonyms:

    elemi; gum elemi

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("gum elemi" is a kind of...):

    gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

    Holonyms ("gum elemi" is a substance of...):

    incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)

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