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CANADA BALSAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Synonyms:
Abies balsamea; balm of Gilead; balsam fir; Canada balsam
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Canada balsam" is a kind of...):
silver fir (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Canada balsam" is a kind of...):
oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)
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