Difference between revisions of "Incense"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any plant exudation (gum, oil, or resin) that produces a pleasant smell when burned. In general, incense resins are obtained from incense trees like ''Boswellia carteri'' ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=olibanum frankincense]), Commiphora myrrha ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=myrrh myrrh]), or any of the genus ''Protium''. Other examples include: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzoin | + | Any plant exudation (gum, oil, or resin) that produces a pleasant smell when burned. In general, incense resins are obtained from incense trees like ''Boswellia carteri'' ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=olibanum frankincense]), Commiphora myrrha ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=myrrh myrrh]), or any of the genus ''Protium''. Other examples include: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzoin%20resin gum benzoin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=camphor camphor], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cedar cedar], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copal copal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cypress cypress], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=juniper juniper], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=labdanum labdanum], nutmeg, sage, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandalwood sandalwood], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=storax%20%28resin%29 storax]. See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=essential%20oil essential oil]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Weihrauch (Deut.); incienso (Esp.); encens (Fr.); wierook (Ned.); | + | Weihrauch (Deut.); incienso (Esp.); encens (Fr.); wierook (Ned.); kadzidùo (Pol.); rökelse (Sven.); incenso (It) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "incense" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "incense" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 25 Jan. 2006]. |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006) | ||
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Description
Any plant exudation (gum, oil, or resin) that produces a pleasant smell when burned. In general, incense resins are obtained from incense trees like Boswellia carteri (frankincense), Commiphora myrrha (myrrh), or any of the genus Protium. Other examples include: gum benzoin, camphor, cedar, copal, cypress, juniper, labdanum, nutmeg, sage, sandalwood, and storax. See also essential oil.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Weihrauch (Deut.); incienso (Esp.); encens (Fr.); wierook (Ned.); kadzidùo (Pol.); rökelse (Sven.); incenso (It)
Authority
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "incense" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 25 Jan. 2006].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006)