genus commiphora

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1. genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	balm of gilead, commiphora meccanensis,
definition	:	small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	commiphora myrrha, myrrh tree,
definition	:	tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	burseraceae, family burseraceae, torchwood family,
definition	:	resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees (noun.plant)