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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of
   American or Oriental. origin.]
   A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
   the genera {Amyris} and {Canarium}. {A. elemifera} yields
   Mexican elemi; {C. commune}, the Manila elemi. It is used in
   the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.

资料来源 : WordNet®

elemi
     n : fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae
         and used as incense [syn: {gum elemi}]