Amyridaceæ, a sub-order of Terebinthaceæ, consisting of trees and shrubs remarkable for the abundance of their fragrant resinous juice. To the sub-order belongs Myrrh (q.v.), Frankincense (q.v.), &c.
Amyridaceæ
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 242
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