About The Word Myrrh
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Myrrh
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What's The Definition Of Myrrh?
[n] aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume
[n] aromatic resin used in perfume and incense Synonyms | Synonyms for Myrrh: gum myrrh | gum myrrh | sweet cicely Related Terms | Find terms related to Myrrh: ambergris | ambrosia | aromatic | aromatic gum | aromatic water | attar | attar of roses | balm | balm of Gilead | balsam | bay oil | bergamot oil | champaca oil | civet | essence | essential oil | extract | fixative | heliotrope | jasmine oil | lavender oil | musk | myrcia oil | parfum | perfume | perfumery | rose oil | scent | volatile oil See Also | Commiphora myrrha | Commiphora myrrha | gum resin | gum resin | myrrh tree | myrrh tree Myrrh In Webster's Dictionary \Myrrh\, n. [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha,
murra, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar
bitter.]
A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of
an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is
valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It
exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the
{Balsamodendron Myrrha}. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed
to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the
exudation of species of {Cistus}, or rockrose.
{False myrrh}. See the Note under {Bdellium}.
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