Myrrh

(mur.) [FromGr. myrrh a, bitterne . ] (Chem.) A fragrant, bitter, aromatic gum-resin, i uing by incision, and sometimes spontaneously, from the trunk and larger branches of a shrub growing on the Aby in i an coast, called Balsa mod end ron Myrrha. M.is light and brittle; does not melt when heated; burns with difficulty; and yields oil by distillation. [s. 628]