NOUN | plant | balsam | any seed plant yielding balsam / balsam |
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substance | balsam | any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes | |
artifact | balsam | an ointment containing a fragrant resin |
Sounds | bao'lsahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | Any seed plant yielding balsam / balsam. | |
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Broader | spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant | plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores |
Substances | balsam | Any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes |
Spanish | bálsamo | |
Catalan | bàlsam | |
Adjectives | balsamic | of or relating to or containing balsam / balsam |
Meaning | Any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes. | |
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Narrower | balm | Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing |
tolu, balsam of tolu, tolu balsam | aromatic yellowish brown balsam / balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups | |
Broader | oleoresin | A naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil |
Substance of | balsam | Any seed plant yielding balsam / balsam |
Spanish | bálsamo | |
Catalan | bàlsam | |
Adjectives | balsamic, balsamy | of or relating to or containing balsam / balsam |
Meaning | An ointment containing a fragrant resin. | |
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Broader | ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation |
Spanish | bálsamo, ungüento | |
Adjectives | balsamic | of or relating to or containing balsam / balsam |
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