olibanum
[ oh-lib-uh-nuh m ]
/ oʊˈlɪb ə nəm /
noun
Origin of olibanum
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, for Late Latin
libanus < Greek
líbanos, of Semitic orig.; compare Hebrew
ləbhōnāh
Words nearby olibanum
olfactory receptor cell,
olfactory sulcus,
olfactory tract,
olg,
olga,
olibanum,
olicook,
olid,
olig-,
oligaemia,
oligarch
Example sentences from the Web for olibanum
Incense, of which olibanum forms one of the ingredients, owes much of its pleasant balsamic odour when burning to its presence.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyOlibanum is a gum resin, used to a limited extent in this country, in the manufacture of incense and pastilles.
The Art of Perfumery |G. W. Septimus PiesseYou may try a strong ethereal or alcoholic solution of benzoin, tolu, storax, olibanum or labdanum.
From gum benzoin, either alone or mixed with olibanum or styrax, thrown on hot cinders or a heated shovel.
British Dictionary definitions for olibanum
Word Origin for olibanum
C14: from Medieval Latin, from Greek
libanos