(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:34:15

O*lib"a*num (?), n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense; cf.Gr. , , of Semitic origin.]

The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.

 

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