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ELEMI [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tall tree reaching up to 180 feet (30 m), indigenous to the Philippines and the Molucca Islands. When the bark is incised it exudes a highly aromatic oleoresin ... The substance is at first fluid and white, becoming waxy and yellow as it ages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

L'élémi de Manille laisse couler le long de ses tiges incisées des petites masses cireuses d'une odeur très forte qui durcissent rapidement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Manila elemi ... is the best known and most generally used kind. When fresh and of good quality this elemi is pale yellow, soft and granular, resembling crystallized honey, but on keeping and losing its volatile oil it darkens and sets harder. It has a fragrant, balsamic odour and a spicy rather bitter taste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

Le résinoïde d'élémi est préparé à partir de l'élémi de Manille qui est la gomme-résine du Carnarium luzonicum [...] La gomme-résine se présente en larmes ou en masse cireuse (qualités «premières» et «secondes», de couleur blanc jaunâtre à jaune-brun. La masse granuleuse, durcit au contact de l'air; elle inclut des débris végétaux, de la terre, etc., l'odeur est spéciale, assez forte, la saveur piquante.

Spanish

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