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incense tree

incense tree noun: any of several balsamic trees of the genus Protium, mostly tropical American, whose gum resin is used for incense.

Noun

incense tree (plural incense trees)

  1. Any of several balsamic trees of the genus Protium, mostly tropical American, whose gum resin is used for incense.
  2. (Jamaica) a tree of species Chrysobalanus icaco, related to the plums.

Forms of incense tree

pluralincense trees

Questions about incense tree

What does incense tree mean?
Incense tree means any of several balsamic trees of the genus Protium, mostly tropical American, whose gum resin is used for incense.
What part of speech is incense tree?
Incense tree is a noun.
What is the plural of incense tree?
The plural of incense tree is incense trees.

Words near incense tree in the dictionary

  1. incense burner
  2. incense cedar
  3. incense cedars
  4. incense stick
  5. incense sticks
  6. incense tree
  7. incense trees
  8. incensed
  9. incenseless
  10. incensement
  11. incensements

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