xylŏbalsămum, i, n., = ξυλοβάλσαμον,
balsam-wood , the wood of the balsamtree , Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118; 13, 1, 2, §§ 13, 15; 29, 3, 13, § 56.
·noun The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense). ...
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