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What is amber ?

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(i) Plants secrete resins for their protective benefits.
(ii) Amber is a fossilized tree resin especially from the wood, which has been appreciated for its colour and natural beauty since Neolithic times.
(iii) Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects.
(iv) Amber is used in jewellery . it has also been used as a healing agent in folk medicine.
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