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balm_of_gilead
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[ noun ] (botany) medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Synonyms Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)In the center of any open space remaining our grandfathers had planted syringa and sweet_shrub , snowball , rose-of-Sharon and balm-of-Gilead . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a fragrant oleoresin
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[ noun ] (botany) small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
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