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What does elemi mean?

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Noun
  1. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
  2. (uncountable) A resin harvested from the elemi tree.
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We made a large fire, thanks to the elemi gum, which burns with such ease.
In this state they should be dressed with a little resin cerate or elemi ointment.
We believe that elemi possesses the same properties as copaiba, and that its indications for internal use are the same.
Elemi is a gum produced by a tree of the Canarium family, Canarium luzonicum, that is grown in a specific region of the Philippines, south of Manila.
The elemi of the shops is often adulterated, but more frequently a factitious kind is sold for the genuine gum.
The incised trunk exudes a gum-resin called brea blanca in the Philippines and elemi in Europe.

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