Definition of Boswellia carteri

1. Noun. Tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense.

Generic synonyms: Incense Tree
Group relationships: Boswellia, Genus Boswellia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boswellia Carteri

Boston exanthema
Boston fern
Boston ivy
Boston lettuce
Boston opium
Boston rocker
Boston terrier
Bostonese
Bostoneses
Bostonian
Bostonians
Bostonite
Bostonites
Boswell
Boswellia
Boswellia carteri
Boswellia serrata
Boswellian
Boswellism
Boswellisms
Boswells
Bosworth Field
Botallo's duct
Botallo's foramen
Botallo's ligament
Botany Bay
Botany Bay dozen
Botany Bay dozens
Botany Bay fever
Botany Bay fig

Literary usage of Boswellia carteri

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Technologist (1863)
"The Arabian plant, which is certainly not Boswellia thurifera, Cole- brook, is thus described by Carter, with the exception of the naine— boswellia carteri. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"The resin known as olibanum, which is supposed to have been the frankincense of the ancients, comes from the Arabian boswellia carteri. ..."

3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"... and excellent specimens of the frankincense, boswellia carteri. This species of cotton was previously only known from Sind ; and the specimen's of ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"The genuine olibanum or frankincense is derived from East Indian species of Boswellia, especially from boswellia carteri, ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Myrtus communis L Quercus robur L Quercus alba L. Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach., E. furfuracea (L.) Mann, and other lichens. boswellia carteri ..."

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