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balm of Gilead definition

balm of Gilead

    1. a small evergreen tree (Commiphora opobalsamum) of the bursera family native to Asia and Africa
    2. the resinous juice of this tree, used in ancient times in an aromatic ointment
  2. anything healing or soothing
  3. balsam fir
  4. balsam poplar

Etymology: in allusion to Jer. 8:22

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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