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aromatic resin

aromatic resin

5.8
A natural substance with a pleasant smell that trees and plants make and people use in perfume, incense, and medicine
  • noun
  • /əˈrɑːmətɪk ˈrɛzɪn/
translation icon : resina aromática
  • Frankincense is a well-known type of aromatic resin harvested from the Boswellia tree.

Examples

  • The ancient Egyptians used aromatic resin in their burial rituals and ceremonies.

  • Many perfumes are created using extracts from aromatic resin.

  • The aromatic resin produced a sweet scent.

  • Many perfumes contain aromatic resins for depth.

  • Frankincense is a well-known type of aromatic resin harvested from the Boswellia tree.

  • The ancient Egyptians used aromatic resin in their burial rituals and ceremonies.

  • Many perfumes are created using extracts from aromatic resin.

Synonyms

resin
vsaromatic resin
  • Specialized
26 4.4

A thick sticky substance from plants or made by people for glue and plastic

is natural, fragrant, and used mainly for scents, incense, and traditional remedies
balsam
vsaromatic resin
  • Specialized
2 7.7

A sticky fragrant gum from some trees used for medicine and perfumes

is a natural, fragrant plant exudate used especially for perfumery and incense
natural resin
vsaromatic resin
  • Specialized
4.4

A sticky material some plants make, like amber, that people use in varnish and glue

is fragrant and used mainly in perfumery, incense, and traditional medicine

How Fragrant

incense
52 4.9
aromatic resin
5.8

Surface Forms

aromatic resin singular
aromatic resins plural

Morphology

aromatic + resin

This is a straightforward compositional adjective+noun combination: 'aromatic' (fragrant) describes the noun 'resin' (a plant exudate), so the meaning 'fragrant/odorous resin' follows directly from the parts. Even though the input omitted a definition for 'resin', a learner who knows both constituent words at B1 would readily infer the correct meaning; such modifier + noun constructions are cross-linguistically common and highly transparent.

Etymology

Aromatic resin comes from a simple image: imagine tree sap slowly coming out as sticky drops that harden into a solid, nice-smelling piece, and people collected this resin to burn as incense or to make perfume. So, aromatic resin today means a natural, fragrant substance from trees used in 'perfume', 'incense', and 'traditional medicine'.