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单词 balsam
释义 balsam
n.
  1. any of several aromatic resinous exudations, such as balm, obtained from various trees and shrubs and used as a base for certain fragrances and medical preparations.
  2. an ointment, esp. one composed of a substance dissolved in oil or turpentine.
  3. any of various trees or shrubs which yield balsam.
  4. any of several flowering plants of the genus Impatiens.
  5. a healing or soothing agency.
Phrases and idioms
balsam apple any of various gourdlike plants of the genus Momordica, having warted orange-yellow fruits. balsam fir a N. American tree (Abies balsamea) which yields balsam. balsam poplar any of various N. American poplars, esp. Populus balsamifera, yielding balsam.
Derivatives
balsamic adj.
Etymology: OE f. L balsamum
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