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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024balm-of-Gil•e•ad (bäm′əv gil′ē əd),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Commiphora, esp. C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
- Also called Mecca balsam. the resin itself, a turbid yellow, green, or brownish-red water-insoluble gluey liquid, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Plant Biologya hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: balm of Gilead n - any of several trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora, esp C. opobalsamum of Africa and W Asia, that yield a fragrant oily resin
- the resin exuded by these trees
- a North American hybrid female poplar tree, Populus gileadensis (or P. candicans), with broad heart-shaped leaves
- a fragrant resin obtained from the balsam fir
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