noun
myrrh
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noun
1
A fragrant reddish-brown resin from certain trees, used in perfume, incense, and traditional medicine.
"The gifts of the Magi included gold, frankincense, and myrrh."
"She burned myrrh as incense during the ceremony."
How to Use Myrrh
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sweet-smelling tree resin long used in incense, perfume, and traditional remedies, famous from the Nativity story.
Common pairings
gold, frankincense, and myrrh
myrrh resin
Word Forms
myrrhs plural
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Etymology
From Old English myrre, ultimately from a Semitic word related to "bitterness" — the same root behind the Arabic and Hebrew words for myrrh.