לְבוֹנָה f.n. frankincense. [From לבן ᴵ; so called from its white color. cp. Aram.-Syr. לְבוּנְתָּא, Arab. lubān. Gk. Libanos and Libanotos (= frankincense) are Sem. loan words. Ethiop. lēbānōs is borrowed from Gk. Libanos. cp. ‘olibanum’ in my CEDEL. cp. also בֶּנְזִין.]
