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libanus

Pronunciation: [ˈlɪ.ba.nʊs]

“libanus” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. frankincense

Etymology

From a Semitic source - see the Semitic root lbn لبن, meaning "white". See also (Hebrew לְבוֹנָה (l'voná, “frankincense”), Arabic لبان (lubān, “frankincense”)).

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