oliban

ɔlibɑ̃

Definition

Definition of oliban - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

encens

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résine parfumée extraite du boswellia utilisée comme encens

TECH.

L'oliban brûle dans l'église en dégageant une odeur sacrée.

botanique

TECH.

arbre tropical qui produit une résine parfumée

TECH.

L'oliban pousse dans les régions arides d'Arabie et d'Afrique.

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résine parfumée extraite du boswellia utilisée comme encens

Origin of oliban

arabe, al-ʿanbar (oliban)

Examples of oliban in a sentence

On a importé de l’oliban pour la fabrication de parfums.
L'oliban est utilisé pour fabriquer de l'encens.
On cultive l'oliban pour sa résine précieuse.

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English:frankincense, frankincense tree, ...
German:Weihrauch, Weihrauchbaum, ...
Italian:olibano, boswellia, ...
Spanish:olíbano, árbol de incienso, ...
Portuguese:olíbano, árvore do olíbano, ...
Chinese:乳香, 乳香树, ...
Japanese:乳香, 乳香樹, ...
Arabic:لبان, شجرة اللبان, ...
Hebrew:לוֹבָן, עֵץ לְבוֹנָה, ...
Russian:олибан, ладанник, ...
Ukrainian:олібанум, ладанник, ...
Catalan:oliban, ...
Danish:olibanum, røgelsestræ, ...
Dutch:oliban, wierookboom, ...
Greek:λίβανος, δέντρο του λιβανιού, ...
Hungarian:tömjén, tömjénfa, ...
Khmer:កំញាន់, ដើមឈើដែលឱ្យជ័រក្រអូបធូប, ...
Korean:유향, 유향나무, ...
Polish:olibanum, kadzidłowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):olíbano, ...
Romanian:oliban, arbore de tămâie, ...
Swedish:olibanum, boswellia, ...
Thai:กำยาน, ต้นกำยาน, ...
Turkish:günlük, günlük ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:nhũ hương, cây trầm hương, ...

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Definition of oliban - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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