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/ɒˈlɪbənəm/ · noun
A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense..
Aromatics were used, too, especially in necromancy, and an old recipe of that sort comprises Musk, Myrrh, Frankincense, Red Storax, Mastick, Olibanum, Saffron, Benzoin and Labdanum.
Among the Turks, an exciting compound consists of olibanum, myrrh, camphor, musk, in pulverized form. The resultant perfume is said to affect the genitals.
Use olibanum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Olibanum means A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense..
Common synonyms include frankincense, gum olibanum.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Aromatics were used, too, especially in necromancy, and an old recipe of that sort comprises Musk, Myrrh, Frankincense, Red Storax, Mastick, Olibanum, Saffron, Benzoin and Labdanum.
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