A term occasionally found in old references, usually indicating cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves.
The Book of Exodus has; "30:34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 30:35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy"