MYRRH


Meaning of MYRRH in English

n. a gum resin from several trees of the genus Commiphora used, esp. in the Near East, in perfumery, medicine, incense, etc. myrrhic adj. myrrhy adj.

[ OE myrra, myrre f. L myrr(h)a f. Gk murra, of Semitic orig. ]

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