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myrrh: see incense-tree incense-tree, common name for members of the Burseraceae, a family of sometimes deciduous shrubs and large trees found chiefly in tropical America and NE Africa. The name derives from the characteristic aromatic oils or resins that occur in all parts of the plant. ..... Click the link for more information. . myrrh 1. any of several burseraceous trees and shrubs of the African and S Asian genus Commiphora, esp C. myrrha, that exude an aromatic resin 2. another name for sweet cicely 3. the resin obtained from such a plant, used in perfume, incense, and medicine myrrh [mər] (materials) A gum resin of species of myrrh (Commiphora); partially soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in dentifrices, perfumery, and pharmaceuticals. myrrh symbol of gladness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]
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