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olibanums

olibanums is the plural of olibanum.

Meaning of olibanum

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.
    • Aromatics were used, too, especially in necromancy, and an old recipe of that sort comprises Musk, Myrrh, Frankincense, Red Storax, Mastick, Olibanum, Saffron, Benzoin and Labdanum.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112
    Synonyms:
    frankincense

Questions about olibanums

What is olibanums the plural of?
Olibanums is the plural of olibanum.

Words near olibanums in the dictionary

  1. Olhivka
  2. OLHL
  3. Oli
  4. oliban
  5. olibanum
  6. olibanums
  7. olibene
  8. oliceridine
  9. Olicity
  10. olid
  11. oliebol

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