frankincense
type of resin; Boswellia sacra; yellow or reddish gum produced by the Boswellia tree, a shrub that reaches 3m high, with multiple trunks and small greenish or white flowers; gum comes out in drops from the branches; ingredient of the incense burned in the tabernacle
“frankincense.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/frankincense
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