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    myrrh

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    myrrh /mɜː $ mɜːr/ noun [uncountable]  DCBHBPa substance that comes from trees and is used for making perfume and incense 没药〔用于制香水和熏香〕
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    myrrh• Just before the sword would strike Smryna, Aphrodite changes her into a myrrh tree.• The poem is deliberately unconventional: no mention of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.• For meditation, yoga or for a philosophical discussion, try a blend of frankincense, myrrh and cedarwood.    Origin myrrh (800-900) Latin myrrha, from Greek
    myrrh nounChinese
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    myrrh
    myrrh /mɜː $ mɜːr/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 800-900
     Language: Latin
     Origin: myrrha, from Greek
    a substance that comes from trees and is used for making perfume and incense


    myrrhBrE /mɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /mɜːr/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a sticky substance with a sweet smell that comes from trees and is used to make perfume and incense 没药（芳香液状树脂，用于制香水等）