balsam
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- 10
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Definition of balsam
10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (UK, countable, uncountable)A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
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noun
- (UK, countable, uncountable)A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- (UK, countable, uncountable)A plant or tree yielding such substance.
- (UK, countable, uncountable)A soothing ointment.
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(UK, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something soothing.
“Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows”
- (countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
- (countable, uncountable)The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
- (countable, uncountable)A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
- (countable, uncountable)Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
verb
- (transitive)To treat or anoint with balsam.
name
- A surname from German.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)); compare Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), Doublet of balm and desman. Not related to balsa.
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