Definition of myrrh Myrrh
/mɚˈ/ - [mer] - myrrh
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What does myrrh mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: myrrhs |
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| myrrh - aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume | ||
| gum myrrh, sweet cicely | ||
| gum resin a mixture of resin and gum | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- myrrh (n.)
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 exudes 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.
Part of speech
🔤- myrrh, noun, singular of myrrhs.
