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COMMIPHORA MYRRHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Commiphora myrrha mean? 

COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (noun)
  The noun COMMIPHORA MYRRHA has 1 sense:

1. tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrhplay

  Familiarity information: COMMIPHORA MYRRHA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree

Hypernyms ("Commiphora myrrha" is a kind of...):

incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)

Meronyms (substance of "Commiphora myrrha"):

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely (aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume)

Holonyms ("Commiphora myrrha" is a member of...):

Commiphora; genus Commiphora (genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products)


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