Elemi

Word ELEMI
Character 5
Hyphenation el e mi
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Elemi"

What do we mean by elemi?

Any of various oily resins derived from certain tropical trees, especially Canarium luzonicum of the Philippines, and used in making varnishes and inks. noun

A name of fragrant resins of various kinds, all of them probably the product of trees belonging to the natural order Burseraceæ. noun

A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. Amyris elemifera yields Mexican elemi; Canarium commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters. noun

A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines. noun

A resin harvested from the elemi tree. noun

Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense noun

A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.

A resin harvested from the elemi tree.

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The word "elemi" in example sentences

I love the interplay of the sweeter ginger and sharper, more fiery coriander in the beginning, and the way spices enliven the dry resinousness of cedar and elemi. ❋ Marina Geigert (2009)

Created by Sophie Labbé, the fragrance is a blend of ginger, coriander, elemi, vetiver, cedar, labdanum and tonka bean. ❋ Marina Geigert (2009)

And lately I am really into combining frankincense and elemi. ❋ Ayala Sender (2008)

Notes from Luckyscent: cedar, teak, sandalwood from Mysore, Sri Lankan pepper, elemi and cardamom, musk, rock rose and benzoin. ❋ Marina Geigert (2008)

These forests are also considered broad-leaf hardwoods that grow on limestone soil and include some of dominant tree species such as maderia or Caribbean Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni), and Gum-elemi or gum-limbo (Bursera simaruba). ❋ Unknown (2007)

It includes, besides hyacinths, sweet neroli, an abundance of the ethereal rosewood essence, light and airy lavender oil, elemi, sandalwood, myrrh and frankincense. ❋ Ayala Sender (2007)

The scent starts pleasantly sharp, with a spicy, almost clove-like and at the same time balsamic accord of bergamot, bay and elemi. ❋ Marina Geigert (2007)

The following is a varnish for iron and steel given by a recognized authority: 5 parts of camphor and elemi, 15 parts of sandarach, and ❋ William N. Brown (N/A)

The trees, likewise, which afford gummi elemi, grow here in great abundance; as doth radix Chinæ, or China root: yet this is not so good as that of other parts of the western world. ❋ George Alfred Williams (1903)

Other chemists, among them Baup, Flückiger and Hanbury, have found elemi to be composed of a resinous substance and a colorless essential oil; the proportion of the latter Flückiger gives as 10\% and further states that it is dextrogyrous. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

Pili-pitch, or elemi, as they call it in Manila, is a substance existing in soft masses, slightly yellowish or gray, resembling old honey in appearance. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

Sainte-Claire Deville found the essential oil levogyrous, a fact that emphasizes the probability of there being different products in the market bearing the name of elemi. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

Until recently it was not known in Europe what tree yielded the gum elemi, some authors stating that according to Blanco it was the resin of the _Icica abilo_, ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

The French pharmacist Meaujean demonstrated in 1820 that elemi contains two resins, one soluble in the cold, and the other in hot spirits of wine. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

The incised trunk exudes a gum-resin called _brea blanca_ (white pitch) in the Philippines and _elemi_ in Europe. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

We believe that elemi possesses the same properties as copaiba, and that its indications for internal use are the same. ❋ Jerome Beers Thomas (1891)

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