Balsam

·noun A species of tree (Abies balsamea).

II. Balsam ·noun Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.

III. Balsam ·noun A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.

IV. Balsam ·noun An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.

V. Balsam ·vt To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.

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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
balsam of copaiba tree
n. The name is appliedto the Australian tree, Geijera salicifolia, Schott, N.O. Rutaceae, because t...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris