Myrrh

Noun

 * 1) A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree.
 * 2) * 1916, James Joyce, ''Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, p. 98)
 * The glories of Mary held his soul captive: spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men.

Thesaurus
ambergris, ambrosia, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, attar, attar of roses, balm, balm of Gilead, balsam, bay oil, bergamot oil, champaca oil, civet, essence, essential oil, extract, fixative, heliotrope, jasmine oil, lavender oil, musk, myrcia oil, parfum, perfume, perfumery, rose oil, scent, volatile oil

Etymology
myrre:, from myrrha:, from  μύρρα:, from a Semitic root M-R meaning bitter. Compare مر:,  מר:.

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