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balsam

40 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. balsam (noun)
  2. balsam apple (noun)
  3. balsam bog (noun)
  4. balsam bottle (noun)
  5. balsam copaiba (noun)
  6. balsam fig (noun)
  7. balsam fir (noun)
  8. balsam-fir sawfly (noun)
  9. balsam herb (noun)
  10. balsam hickory (noun)
  11. balsam of copaiba
  12. balsam-of-copaiba tree (noun)
  13. balsam of fir
  14. balsam pear (noun)
  15. balsam poplar (noun)
  16. balsam tree (noun)
  17. balsam-tree family (noun)
  18. balsam twig aphid (noun)
  19. balsam willow (noun)
  20. balsam woolly adelgid (noun)
  21. balsam woolly aphid (noun)
  22. Canada balsam (noun)
  23. Colorado white balsam (noun)
  24. fir balsam (noun)
  25. garden balsam (noun)
  26. gurjun balsam (noun)
  27. he-balsam (noun)
  28. Hungarian balsam (noun)
  29. mountain balsam (noun)
  30. Oregon balsam (noun)

bal·sam

noun \ˈbȯl-səm\

Definition of BALSAM

1
a : an aromatic and usually oily and resinous substance flowing from various plants; especially : any of several resinous substances containing benzoic or cinnamic acid and used especially in medicine b : a preparation containing resinous substances and having a balsamic odor
2
a : a balsam-yielding tree; especially : balsam fir b : impatiens; especially : a common garden ornamental (Impatiens balsamina)
3
: balm 5
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Origin of BALSAM

Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamon, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bāshām balsam
First Known Use: before 12th century

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