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Definition of: frankincense
(frangk′in·sens) noun
An aromatic gum or resin from various trees of East Africa, especially Boswellia carteri: used as an incense and in medicine as a stimulant and expectorant: also called olibanum. [<OF franc pure + encens incense]
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