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
Noun
A type of incense obtained from the tree.
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Synonyms
* olibanum