Frankincense, also known as olibanum (/oʊˈlɪbənəm/), is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the...
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Boswellia sacra (redirect from Frankincense tree)
commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree, is a tree in the genus Boswellia, in the Burseraceae family, from which frankincense, a resinous dried...
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Biblical Magi (redirect from Gold, frankincense, and myrrh)
distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him. They are commemorated on the feast day of...
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Boswellia serrata (redirect from Indian frankincense)
Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense. The plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan....
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of the Land of Frankincense (aka the Land of Frankincense Museum) is a museum in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman, based on frankincense, in association...
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The Land of Frankincense (Arabic: أرض البخور, romanized: ʿArḍ al-Bakhūr) is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees, Khor...
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Boswellia (section Frankincense)
order Sapindales, known for its fragrant resin. The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now...
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Incense trade route (redirect from Frankincense Road)
collectively served as channels for the trading of goods such as Arabian frankincense and myrrh; Indian spices, precious stones, pearls, ebony, silk and fine...
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Boswellia papyrifera (redirect from Sudanese frankincense)
Boswellia papyrifera, also known as the Sudanese frankincense, is a species of flowering plant and frankincense that is native to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan...
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Boswellia frereana (redirect from Elemi frankincense)
Mayeti) or the king of all frankincense. It is also known as the Yigaar (or Yegaar) tree and by the common name for all frankincense, Fooh. The eponym of the...
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bark and into the sapwood, the tree secretes a resin. Myrrh gum, like frankincense, is such a resin. Myrrh is harvested by repeatedly wounding the trees...
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Dipterocarpaceae, dragon's blood from the dragon trees (Dracaena species), elemi, frankincense from Boswellia sacra, galbanum from Ferula gummosa, gum guaiacum from...
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Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh (Mirisi, zlato i tamjan) is a 1971 Croatian film directed by Ante Babaja. It is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by...
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the resins frankincense and myrrh,[citation needed] likely due to their numerous mentions in the Bible.[original research?] Frankincense means "pure...
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Pinus taeda (redirect from Frankincense pine)
Pinus taeda, commonly known as loblolly pine, is one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States, from East Texas to Florida, and north to...
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had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. The World English Bible translates the passage as: They came...
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Olibanic acid is an organic compound that is naturally found in frankincense. Even though it is present in smaller concentrations than other components...
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Wadi Dawkah (category Land of Frankincense)
park with vast vegetation of frankincense trees, which has been a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Land of Frankincense since 2000. Hilbert, Yamandú...
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with its acetate ester incensole acetate, is an abundant component of frankincense, the resin collected from Boswellia trees. Incensole is used archaeologically...
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Lymond Chronicles (section Pawn in Frankincense (1969))
Kings (1961) Queens' Play (1964) The Disorderly Knights (1966) Pawn in Frankincense (1969) The Ringed Castle (1971) Checkmate (1975) Author Dorothy Dunnett...
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Sandalwood Cedar wood Mandarin orange Cinnamon Lemongrass Rosehip Peppermint Frankincense Bergamot Patchouli Blackcurrant Scented candles are produced when fragrance...
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writing. The Burseraceae are also known as the torchwood family, the frankincense and myrrh family, or simply the incense tree family. The family includes...
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acids are a major component of the resin, the steam or hydro distilled frankincense essential oil does not contain any boswellic acid as these components...
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maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem. The APG III system of 2009 includes it...
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for frankincense-type incense, e.g., fragrant tree resin. The syllable "benz" ultimately derives from the Arabic lubān jāwī (لبان جاوي, "frankincense from...
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They paid homage to him, and presented him with "gifts of gold and of frankincense and of myrrh." (2.11) In a dream they are warned not to return to Herod...
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by UNESCO's "Land of Frankincense" is one such location that could have provided a large supply of resins of both frankincense and myrrh: major trade...
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to Elat at the head of the gulf of Aqaba where they were joined with frankincense and myrrh coming north both by sea and overland along trade routes through...
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Tucuma Ucuuba Vateria indica Resins Benzoin Birch tar Camphor Creosote Frankincense Gamboge Kauri Lacquer Mastic Myrrh Pine tar Pitch Rosin Turpentine Varnish...
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trapping Forestry Silviculture Bamboo Logging Firewood Rattan Tree tapping Frankincense Gum arabic Gutta-percha Maple syrup Mastic Natural rubber Palm sugar...
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