incense


Definition: Meaning of, incense in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɪnsɛns /

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[uncountable]
  1. a substance which has a pleasant smell when you burn it
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
incense incensed incensed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
incensing incenses
[transitive]
  1. to make someone very angry
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incense used in phrases

  • incense cedar (noun)
    1. any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
    2. tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
  • incense tree (noun)
    1. any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
  • incense wood (noun)
    1. fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium
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