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Webster 1913 Edition
Frankincense
Frank′in-cense
,Noun.
[OF.
franc
free, pure + encens
incense.] A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus
Boswellia
; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa
) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified. Webster 1828 Edition
Frankincense
FRANKIN'CENSE
,Noun.