<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A coniferous tree, <em>Tetraclinis articulata</em> (also known as <em>Callitrus quadrivalvis</em>), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building.</li><li>The brittle, usually pale-yellow, faintly aromatic resin exuding from the bark of this tree; used chiefly as incense and in making varnish.</li></ul>