COMMIPHORA MYRRHA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh

Synonyms:

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Commiphora myrrha" is a kind of...):

incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)

Meronyms (substance of "Commiphora myrrha"):

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely (aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume)

Holonyms ("Commiphora myrrha" is a member of...):

Commiphora; genus Commiphora (genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products)