資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\, n. [Cf. F. nectarine. See {Nectar}.]
(Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
{Spanish nectarine}, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
tree {Chrysobalanus Icaco}; -- also called {cocoa plum}.
it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported
from Cuba.
Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to
inflame.]
1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
some deity.
A thick of incense went up. --Ezek. viii.
11.
2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1.
3. Also used figuratively.
Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.
{Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the
genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The
gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
{Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree.
{Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American
tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Chrysobalanus icaco
n : small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco}]