"olibanum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒˈlɪbənəm/ [UK] Forms: olibanums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin olibanum, from Latin oleum libani, the first word meaning oil and the second from Ancient Greek λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense (Boswellia sacra)”), from a Semitic source. See the Semitic root L-B-N لبن, meaning "white". Cognate with Biblical Hebrew לְבוֹנָה (l'voná, “frankincense”), Arabic لبان (lubān, “frankincense”). (Compare benzoin for a similar process of metanalysis.) Doublet of oliban. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|olibanum}} Medieval Latin olibanum, {{der|en|la|oleum libani}} Latin oleum libani, {{taxlink|Boswellia sacra|species}} Boswellia sacra, {{der|en|grc|λίβανος|t=frankincense (Boswellia sacra)}} Ancient Greek λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense (Boswellia sacra)”), {{der|en|sem}} Semitic, {{cog|hbo|לְבוֹנָה|t=frankincense|tr=l'voná}} Biblical Hebrew לְבוֹנָה (l'voná, “frankincense”), {{cog|ar|لبان|t=frankincense|tr=lubān}} Arabic لبان (lubān, “frankincense”), {{doublet|en|oliban}} Doublet of oliban Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} olibanum (countable and uncountable, plural olibanums)
  1. A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants Synonyms: frankincense

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