frankincense

Meanings

Plural: frankincenses

Noun

an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French franc encens (“noble incense”).

Synonyms

gum olibanum, olibanum, thus

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 25

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