MYRRH


Meaning of MYRRH in English

[myrrh] n [ME myrre, fr. OE, fr. L myrrha, fr. Gk, of Sem origin; akin to Ar murr myrrh] (bef. 12c): a yellowish brown to reddish brown aromatic gum resin with a bitter slightly pungent taste obtained from a tree (esp. Commiphora abyssinica of the family Burseraceae) of eastern Africa and Arabia; also: a mixture of myrrh and labdanum

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