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myrrh

UK/mɜːɹ/ US/mɜː/ rare

noun

1.
2.

aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume

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Origin

From Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from Semitic. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”), Hebrew מור / מֹר (mōr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”). Compare מרור : maror.

Phrases

  • African myrrh
  • common myrrh
  • heerabol myrrh
  • herabol myrrh
  • hirabol myrrh

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