salai

salai
noun
East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
Syn: ↑Boswellia serrata
Hypernyms: ↑incense tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Boswellia, ↑genus Boswellia

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\\səˈlī, ˈsaˌlī\ noun also salai tree (-s)
Etymology: Hindi śallak, sallak, from Sanskrit śallakī
: an East Indian tree (Boswellia serrata) yielding resin that is used as an incense and as a medicine

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