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Webster 1913 Edition

Elemi

El′e-mi

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
élemi
, It.
elemi
, Sp.
elemi
; of American or Oriental. origin.]
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera
Amyris
and
Canarium
.
Amyris elemifera
yields Mexican elemi;
Canarium commune
, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elemi

EL'EMI

,
Noun.
The gum elemi, so called; but said to be a resinous substance, the produce of the Amyris elemifera, a small tree or shrub of South America. It is of a whitish color tinged with green or yellow.

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