balsam
2
7.7
- noun
- /ˈbɔːlsəm/
- Specialized
:
bálsamo
- A trail along the lower reaches of the brook passes through a forest of red spruce, balsam fir, and paper birch.
- balsam fir
From your poison you brood your balsam, something that you can use as an ointment to cure right.
- From your poison you brood your balsam, something that you can use as an ointment to cure right.
- I think it's safe to say my favourites would have to be the pyjamas or the Angelique's lettuce perfume or the fur balsam candle.
- I don't know smells like smells like very casual tree, like a little bit of balsam, but a little bit of just nothing.
Examples
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You use a balsam for your chest.
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Red spruce and balsam fir are the major species here.
Academic text (1998) -
Spindly balsam and spruce trees grow to either side; the lake is blue fragments to the left.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is a sprig of balsam fir all the way from New Hampshire.
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Near Ellen Lake, Buchert spots a moose cow and calf lying together under a balsam fir.
Academic text (2009) -
According to Ojibwe legend, an owl flew north and chanced upon the herd grazing on balsam fir trees.
Academic text (2009) -
Common trees are red spruce and balsam fir, interspersed with such broad-leaved species as American beech and sugar maple.
Academic text (1998) -
The herbal balm contains balsam to soothe your skin irritation.
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She added a few drops of balsam to her homemade perfume for a floral scent.
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This ointment is made with balsam and is used to help heal cuts and abrasions.
Synonyms
9
4.9
A sticky plant substance with a sweet smell used to soothe or perfume
A sticky yellowish-brown resin from a South American tree used in cough syrups and perfumes
A yellow-brown sticky substance from a South American tree used in cough syrup and perfume
A dark brown sticky substance from a tree used in perfumes, to add flavour, and to help wounds heal
A sticky tree resin used to protect skin and scent perfumes
A thick sticky oil from the Copaifera tree used in ointments and varnishes
A natural substance with a pleasant smell that trees and plants make and people use in perfume, incense, and medicine
Compounds
- US
1
4.9
A medium tree that stays green all year and has a fresh smell, often used as a Christmas tree
A medium fir tree from northeastern North America used for Christmas trees and paper
- Specialized
A yellow clear resin from the balsam fir used to glue lenses and mount microscope slides
- Specialized
A thick fragrant sap from Copaifera trees used in varnishes, perfumes, and ointments
- Indian
A tropical climbing plant with yellow flowers and bright orange bumpy fruit often grown for decoration or medicine
- Specialized
A thick sticky oil from the Copaifera tree used in ointments and varnishes
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants like impatiens and jewelweed with irregular flowers
- UK
A plant from Europe and Asia with small round yellow flowers used to flavor food, make tea, or scent potpourri
- Specialized
A dark brown sticky substance from a tree used in perfumes, to add flavour, and to help wounds heal
- Specialized
A sticky yellowish-brown resin from a South American tree used in cough syrups and perfumes
- Indian
A long green vegetable with bumpy skin and a bitter taste used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A small wingless insect that attacks and can kill balsam and Fraser fir trees
A North American annual plant with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet, acidic soil
A South and Central American tree that makes a sticky resin used in perfume and medicine
- Specialized
A yellow-brown sticky substance from a South American tree used in cough syrup and perfume
- Specialized
A medium tropical American tree with sweet-smelling sap used in perfume and fine wood for furniture
- Specialized
A tall tree from western North America with dark glossy leaves and silvery or rusty undersides
How Fragrant
124
1.0
- Specialized
2
7.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balsam comes from an old Middle Eastern word for 'perfume' and was used for sweet, fragrant plant sap. It is the same root as the familiar word balm, meaning a soothing, fragrant ointment, so balsam today means a fragrant, sticky resin used in medicine and perfumes.