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Olibanum vs Olibene - What's the difference?

olibanum | olibene |

As nouns the difference between olibanum and olibene

is that olibanum is a gum resin from trees of the genus boswellia , formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense while olibene is an essential oil, principally a mixture of diterpenes, obtained by the distillation of olibanum.

olibanum

English

Noun

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

    *frankincense

    olibene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An essential oil, principally a mixture of diterpenes, obtained by the distillation of olibanum.
  • Synonyms

    * conimene