frankincense

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frankincense

Summary

frankincense has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • frankincense is a type of incense[2].
  • frankincense is a type of balsam[3].
  • frankincense is a type of benzoin[4].
  • frankincense's Commons category is recorded as Frankincense[5].
  • frankincense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frankincense[6].
  • frankincense's Commons gallery is recorded as Frankincense[7].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • frankincense's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • frankincense's natural product of taxon is recorded as Boswellia sacra[17].
  • frankincense's natural product of taxon is recorded as Boswellia[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include incense[2], balsam[3], and benzoin[4].

Why It Matters

frankincense has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] frankincense is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id 6315
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    Described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 6315, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167478586|FRANKINCENSE (#167478586)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] "
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