Myrra

Japanese: myrra
Myrra

…It is an aromatic gum resin of the Boswellia genus that gives off a sweet, fragrant smoke when burned. Myrrh is called murru in Akkadian, mor in Hebrew, murr in Arabic, and myrra in Greek, meaning bitter. It is a reddish-brown, irregularly lumpy gum resin, with a milky white odor that contrasts with the odor of frankincense, which resembles solidified drops of milk. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "myrra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ボスウェリア属の植物の芳香ゴム樹脂で,たけば優雅な香煙を出すが,甘美な香りである。没薬はアッカド語でmurru,ヘブライ語でmor,アラビア語でmurr,ギリシア語でmyrraで,この意味は刺激が〈強い(ビターbitter)〉である。赤褐色の不規則な塊状のゴム樹脂で,乳白色でミルクのしたたりが固まったような乳香と対照的なにおいである。…

※「myrra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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