myrrh
myrrh is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exuds from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose. False myrrh. See the Note under Bdellium.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agalloch
- allspice
- ambrosial
- and
- appetizer
- aroma
- aromatic
- attar
- balm
- balmy
- bay
- bell
- bergamot
- black
- bottle
- bouquet
- calambac
- calambour
- capsicum
- caviare
- cayenne
- chili
- chutney
- cinnamon
- civet
- condiment
- cubeb
- curry
- embalm
- essence
- essential
- eucalyptus
- fennel
- flavor
- flower
- fragrance
- fragrant
- frankincense
- from
- garlic
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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