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myrrh
Myrrh (Heb. mor, "distilling"; Arab. murr; Gk. smyrna, "myrrha").
It is the well-known gum resin extracted from the Arabian Balsamodendron
Myrrha, Nees.
It was used as a perfume, for embalming, and as an ingredient of the holy
anointing oil. It was one of the gifts of the magi.