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Burseraceae

Burseraceae

9.9
A family of tropical trees and bushes that make fragrant resins like frankincense and myrrh
  • noun
  • /bərˈsɛrəsiˌi/
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists have identified several hundred species in the Burseraceae family worldwide.

Examples

  • The Burseraceae family includes the well-known frankincense tree.

  • Frankincense and myrrh come from different genera within Burseraceae.

  • The aromatic trees of the Burseraceae family are valued for their fragrant resins.

  • Many species in the Burseraceae family produce aromatic resins.

  • The Burseraceae family includes trees that produce valuable resins like frankincense.

  • Many species in the Burseraceae family are known for their aromatic properties.

  • Frankincense and myrrh are both derived from plants belonging to the Burseraceae family.

Synonyms

torchwood family
vsBurseraceae
  • Specialized
9.9

Trees and shrubs that make fragrant resin used for incense

is the same family but highlights frankincense and myrrh as examples

Surface Forms

Burseraceae singular
Burseraceae plural

Morphology

Burseraceae = Bursera (opaque) = Bursera + aceae

Formed from a Latinized genus name plus the technical botanical suffix '-aceae', which does not convey a transparent lexical meaning to general learners.

Etymology

Burseraceae comes from the plant genus Bursera, named after a botanist called Joachim Burser, and the ending -aceae means 'family' for plants. So, Burseraceae now means a family of fragrant, resin-producing shrubs and trees, including frankincense and myrrh.