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myrrh

myrrh \'m*r\ n [ME myrre, fr. OE, fr. L myrrha, fr. Gk , of Sem origin; 
   akin to Ar] murr myrrh : a yellowish brown to reddish brown aromatic gum 
   resin with bitter slight ly pungent taste obtained from a tree (esp. 
   Commiphora abyssinica) of east Africa and Arabia; also : a mixture of myrrh 
   and labdanum