A tree yielding balsam: see balm, n.1 7.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > balm trees or plants (17) balsamc1000 A tree yielding balsam: see balm, n.1 7. balma1387 A tree yielding balm; these trees belong to the genus Balsamodendron, family Amyridaceæ, and are found in Asia and northern Africa. balsamuma1398 A tree yielding balm or balsam; = balsam, n. 7. bdelliuma1398 The name given to several trees or shrubs of the family Amyridaceæ, chiefly of the genus Balsamodendron, from which exudes a kind of gum resin… balm-tree1601 balsam-tree1601 attributive, as in balsam-fir, balsam-oil, balsam-poplar, balsam-tree. balsamum-tree1603 attributive, as in balsamum-tree (= sense 4). Balm of Gileada1701 opobalsamum1737 The tree producing this resin, Commiphora opobalsamum (family Burseraceae), of Arabia and north-east Africa. Now historical. maria1745 A large tropical American tree, Calophyllum brasiliense (family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)), used as a source of timber, oil, and resin. More fully mari… Balm of Gilead shrub1754 hyawa1825 One of several balsam-bearing trees or shrubs of Guyana, esp. Protium heptaphyllum. Also attributive. Balm of Gilead fir1833 the North American species yielding Canada Balsam. balm-shrub1841 balsam-fir1865 attributive, as in balsam-fir, balsam-oil, balsam-poplar, balsam-tree. balsam-poplar1882 attributive, as in balsam-fir, balsam-oil, balsam-poplar, balsam-tree. mountain balm1887 A medicinal herb of the genus Eriodictyon (family Hydrophyllaceae), esp. E. californicum. Also called yerba santa. Cf. mountain balsam n. (a) at mou… |
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