The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]
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The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
A thick cloud of incense went up.
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The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon.
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Also used figuratively.
Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.
--Gray.Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree.
Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several balsamic trees of the genus ''Bursera'' (or (taxlink Icica genus noshow=1), now ''Protium''), mostly tropical American, whose gum resin is used for incense. 2 (context Jamaica English) (taxlink Chrysobalanus icaco species noshow=1), a tree related to the plums.
WordNet
n. any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Usage examples of "incense tree".
It must be some kind of incense tree, such as the incense trees of Upper India where, after all, one finds a similar climate, or so I've read.