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sort of incense [JV]
Greece, Turkey [IW]
the olibanum tree/wood, torchwood tree (boswellia genus), from which some types of frankincense, oil and resin are made. The wood of this tree is also used for incense, esp. in bsang offerings. See also si la'i shing [Erick Tsiknopoulos]