Definition of Boswellia. Meaning of Boswellia. Synonyms of Boswellia

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Definition of Boswellia

Boswellia
Olibanum O*lib"a*num, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense; cf.Gr. ?, ?, of Semitic origin.] The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.

Meaning of Boswellia from wikipedia

- Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for its fragrant resin. The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of...
- Boswellia sacra, also known as Boswellia carteri and others, and commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree, is a tree in the genus Boswellia...
- Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense. The plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into ****stan...
- genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality incense'). There are several species of Boswellia that...
- pentacyclic terpenoid molecules that are produced by plants in the genus Boswellia. Like many other terpenes, boswellic acids appear in the resin of the...
- Boswellia elegans is a species of trees in the order Sapindales, found in Africa. Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik,...
- Boswellia papyrifera, also known as the Sudanese frankincense, is a species of flowering plant and frankincense that is native to Ethiopia, Eritrea and...
- Boswellia socotrana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
- Boswellia ameero is a species of flowering plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, common locally in arid, partly...
- Boswellia dioscoridis is a species of plant in the family Burseraceae. It is endemic to the island Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical...