elemi resin

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• Elemi — taxobox name = Elemi status = VU status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Burseraceae genus = Canarium species = C. luzonicum binomial …   Wikipedia

• Elemi — El e*mi, n. [Cf. F. [ e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of American or Oriental. origin.] A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera {Amyris} and {Canarium}. {Amyris elemifera} yields Mexican elemi; {Canarium commune},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Resin — Not to be confused with rosin, a particular type of resin. This article is about the plant secretion. For other uses, see Resin (disambiguation). Insect trapped in resin …   Wikipedia

• resin — Synonyms and related words: Canada balsam, Sonora lac, acacia, agar, amber, ambergris, ammoniac, amyrin, anime, balsam, bassorin, benjamin, benzoin, camphor, carob gum, carrageenin, chewing gum, chicle, colophony, copaiba, copal, copaline, dammar …   Moby Thesaurus

• elemi — noun fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense • Syn: ↑gum elemi • Hypernyms: ↑gum resin • Substance Holonyms: ↑incense tree …   Useful english dictionary

• elemi — noun a) A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines. b) A resin harvested from the elemi tree …   Wiktionary

• elemi — n. fragrant resin derived from certain tropical trees (used to manufacture varnishes, ointments, and perfumes) …   English contemporary dictionary

• gum elemi — noun fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense • Syn: ↑elemi • Hypernyms: ↑gum resin • Substance Holonyms: ↑incense tree * * * noun Etymology: alteration of earlier gumme elimi, part transl …   Useful english dictionary

• Gum elemi — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gum resin — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gum resin — noun a mixture of resin and gum • Hypernyms: ↑natural resin • Hyponyms: ↑elemi, ↑gum elemi, ↑myrrh, ↑gum myrrh, ↑sweet cicely, ↑Sonora gum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary