myrrh

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a fragrant reddish-brown gum resin obtained from Commiphora trees and used in incense, perfume, and traditional medicine

   The ceremony filled the room with the warm, bitter fragrance of burning myrrh.

From Middle English mirre and Old English myrre, through Latin myrrha and Greek myrrha, from a Semitic word related to Arabic murr and Hebrew mor ("bitter"). The name refers to the resin's bitter taste.

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