elemi

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elemi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of
     American or Oriental. origin.]
     A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
     the genera Amyris and Canarium. Amyris elemifera yields
     Mexican elemi; Canarium commune, the Manila elemi. It is
     used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and
     plasters.
     [1913 Webster]

elemi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  elemi
      n 1: fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae
           and used as incense [syn: elemi, gum elemi]