balsam : Idioms & Phrases

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Balsam apple

  • noun a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
    Momordica balsamina.
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  • (Bot.), an East Indian plant ( Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices.
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balsam capivi

  • noun an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
    copaiba; balsam capivi.
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balsam family

  • noun distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
    Balsaminaceae; family Balsaminaceae.
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Balsam fir

  • noun medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
    balm of Gilead; balsam fir; Abies balsamea.
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  • (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.
Webster 1913

balsam herb

  • noun tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    mint geranium; alecost; bible leaf; Tanacetum balsamita; Chrysanthemum balsamita; costmary.
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Balsam of copaiba

  • . See Copaiba.
Webster 1913

Balsam of Mecca

  • balm of Gilead.
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Balsam of Peru

  • noun dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
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  • a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree ( Myroxylon Pereiræ and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru.
Webster 1913

Balsam of Tolu

  • noun aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
    balsam of tolu; tolu.
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  • a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree ( Myxoxylon toluiferum.). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.
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balsam pear

  • noun tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
    Momordica charantia.
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balsam poplar

  • noun poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
    hackmatack; tacamahac; Populus balsamifera.
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Balsam tree

  • any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea.
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balsam willow

  • noun small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
    Salix pyrifolia.
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balsam woolly aphid

  • noun a variety of adelgid
    Adelges piceae.
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balsam-scented

  • adjective satellite smelling of balsam resin
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Canada balsam

  • noun yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
  • noun medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
    balm of Gilead; balsam fir; Abies balsamea.
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  • . See under Balsam.
Webster 1913

Canada balsam, Balsam of fir

  • Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm.
Webster 1913

copaiba balsam

  • noun an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
    copaiba; balsam capivi.
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Friar's balsam

  • (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. Brande & C.
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Garden balsam

  • an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina).
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orange balsam

  • noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
    touch-me-not; celandine; lady's earrings; jewelweed; Impatiens capensis.
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Peruvian balsam

  • noun tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam
    Myroxylon balsamum pereirae; Myroxylon pereirae.
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  • . See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam.
Webster 1913

tolu balsam

  • noun aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
    balsam of tolu; tolu.
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tolu balsam tree

  • noun medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
    Myroxylon toluiferum; tolu tree; Myroxylon balsamum.
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western balsam poplar

  • noun cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
    Populus trichocarpa; black cottonwood.
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Wild balsam apple

  • (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Webster 1913