gum myrrh

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   aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

   Synonymsmyrrhsweet cicely

   Broadergum resin

Questions about gum myrrh

What does gum myrrh mean?

gum myrrh means "aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume".

What is another word for gum myrrh?

Close synonyms include myrrh, sweet cicely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gum myrrh a common word?

gum myrrh is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.