incense tree

noun

any of various trees, as Boswellia carteri or those of the genus Protium, yielding an aromatic gum resin that is burned as incense.

Origin of incense tree

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First recorded in 1580–90

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How to use incense tree in a sentence

The “incense tree” of America is the Icica guianensis, and the “incense wood” of the same continent I. heptaphylla.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 | Various
Here the incense tree (of which you see a small branch in the picture) grows.
Topsy-Turvy Land | Samuel M. Zwemer

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