tolu : Idioms & Phrases


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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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; Myroxylon balsamum; tolu balsam tree.
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Tolu tree

  • noun medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
    Myroxylon toluiferum; Myroxylon balsamum; tolu balsam tree.
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  • (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
Webster 1913