Balsam

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several aromatic resins, such as balsam of Peru and balsam of Tolu, that contain considerable amounts of benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, or both, or their esters.
  • n. Any of several other fragrant plant resins, such as Canada balsam.
  • n. A similar substance, especially a fragrant ointment used as medication; a balm.
  • n. Any of various trees, especially the balsam fir, yielding an aromatic resinous substance.
  • n. See jewelweed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
  • n. A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  • n. A soothing ointment.
  • n. Something soothing.
  • n. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
  • n. A balsam fir.
  • n. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
  • v. To treat or anoint with balsam.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.
  • n.
  • n. A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
  • n. An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.
  • n. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
  • v. To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An oily, aromatic, resinous substance, exuding spontaneously from trees of the genus Balsamodendron; hence, by extension, any aromatic or odoriferous exudation from trees or shrubs, whether spontaneous or after incision; balm.
  • n. An aromatic preparation used for embalming the dead.
  • n. Any aromatic fragrant ointment, whether for ceremonial or for medicinal use, as for healing wounds or soothing pain.
  • n. Figuratively, any healing or soothing agent or agency.
  • n. In alchemy, a healthful preservative essence, of oily penetrative nature, conceived by Paracelsus to exist in all organic bodies.
  • n. A tree yielding an aromatic, oily resin.
  • n. The Impatiens balsamina, a familiar flowering annual, of Eastern origin, cultivated in many varieties, often called garden-balsam, and in the United States lady's-slipper; also, the native European species, I. Noli-me-tangere, and the American I. fulva. See Impatiens and jewel-weed.
  • n. In medical prescriptions abbreviated to bals.
  • To apply balsam or balm to; anoint with balm or balsam.
  • To embalm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an ointment containing a fragrant resin
  • n. any seed plant yielding balsam
  • n. any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
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    balsamine    balm    jewelweed    impatiens    touch-me-not   
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