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Definition of: myrrh
(mûr) noun
1. An aromatic gum resin that exudes from several trees or shrubs of Arabia and Abyssinia: used in medicine.
2. Any shrub or tree that yields this gum, especially Commiphora myrrha and C. abyssinica. [OE murra <L myrrha <Gk. <Semitic. Cf. Arabic myrr, Hebrew mōr.]
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