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noun
One of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
(Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spice
History
From Latin stactē, from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός (staktós, “oozing out in drops”).
