单词 | balm-of-Gilead |
释义 | balm-of-Gilead /bahm"euhv gil"ee euhd/, n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, esp. C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin. 2. Also called Mecca balsam. the resin itself, a turbid yellow, green, or brownish-red water-insoluble gluey liquid, used chiefly in perfumery. 3. a hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree. [1695-1705] |
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