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Balm Of Gilead

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Noun

1. abies balsamea, balm of gilead, balsam fir, canada balsam

medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees

2. balm of gilead

a fragrant oleoresin

3. balm of gilead, commiphora meccanensis

small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Balm Of Gilead

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noun
1. 
any of several trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora, esp C. opobalsamum of Africa and W Asia, that yield a fragrant oily resin
Compare myrrh (sense 1)
2. 
the resin exuded by these trees
3. 
a North American hybrid female poplar tree, Populus gileadensis (or P. candicans), with broad heart-shaped leaves
4. 
a fragrant resin obtained from the balsam fir
See also Canada balsam

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Balm Of Gilead

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1. 
a. 
a small evergreen tree (Commiphora opobalsamum) of the bursera family native to Asia and Africa
b. 
the resinous juice of this tree, used in ancient times in an aromatic ointment
2. 
anything healing or soothing
3. 
balsam fir
4. 
balsam poplar

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Balm Of Gilead

see synonyms of balm of gilead
n.
1.
a. Any of several resinous trees or shrubs of the genus Commiphora, especially C. gileadensis, of northeastern Africa and Arabia.
b. Any of several North American poplar trees having aromatic, resinous buds, especially the balsam poplar and the hybrid species Populus ×jackii.
c. The aromatic resin of any of these plants.
2. A shrubby plant (Cedronella canariensis) in the mint family, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands, having fragrant leaves and pink flowers.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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