incense tree

1. Any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense (synset 112711414)
   is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
   subtypes:

   • bursera microphylla, elephant tree - small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
   • bursera simaruba, gumbo-limbo - tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
   • boswellia carteri - tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
   • boswellia serrata, salai - East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
   • balm of gilead, commiphora meccanensis - small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
   • commiphora myrrha, myrrh tree - tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
   • protium heptaphyllum - tropical American tree
   • protium guianense - tropical American tree
   belongs to: burseraceae, family burseraceae, torchwood family - resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
   substance holonym:

   • elemi, gum elemi - fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
   • incense wood - fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium

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