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The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach.
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Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.
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The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
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Producing balsam.
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A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam.
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A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
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A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar.
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The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.
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Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).
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Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
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Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is liquid storax, a brown or gray semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine as an expectorant.
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Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
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A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus Humirium.
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A hydrocarbon, C6H5.CH3, of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene, and obtained as a light mobile colorless liquid, by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar, etc.; -- called also methyl benzene, phenyl methane, etc.
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The act of imparting balsamic properties.
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An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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Alt. of Balsamical
v. t.
To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
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The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense).
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Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam.
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