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balsam
noun
- any of various oily or gummy aromatic resins obtained from various plants and containing either benzoic or cinnamic acid
- any of various aromatic, resinous oils or fluids
- any aromatic preparation made with balsam, as certain medical dressings
- anything healing or soothing; balm
- any of various plants or trees of various families that yield balsam, as the balsam fir
- any of various species of the impatiens, esp. the garden balsam
adjective
designating a family (Balsaminaceae, order Geraniales) of dicotyledonous plants, including jewelweed and impatiens
Related Forms:
- balsamic adjective
See balsam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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