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Olibanum vs Frankincense - What's the difference?

olibanum | frankincense | Synonyms |

Frankincense is a synonym of olibanum.



As nouns the difference between olibanum and frankincense

is that olibanum is a gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense while frankincense is a type of incense obtained from the species: Boswellia thurifera tree.

olibanum

English

Noun

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  • A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia , formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense.

    • Synonyms

    *frankincense

    frankincense

    English

    (wikipedia frankincense)

    Noun

  • A type of incense obtained from the tree.
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    • Synonyms

    * olibanum