Definition of balsams Balsams
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What does balsams mean?
Wiktionary 
- balsams (Noun)
Plural of balsam.
Part of speech
🔤- balsams, noun, plural of balsam.
WordNet
NounPlural: balsams |
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| balsam - any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes | ||
| oleoresin a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants | ||
| balsam an ointment containing a fragrant resin | ||
| balsam of tolu, tolu, tolu balsam aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups | ||
| balsam - any seed plant yielding balsam | ||
| phanerogam, seed plant, spermatophyte plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | ||
| balsam - an ointment containing a fragrant resin | ||
| unguent, balm, ointment, salve, unction any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing | ||
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Wiktionary
- balsam (Noun)
A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. - balsam (Noun)
A plant or tree yielding such substance. - balsam (Noun)
A soothing ointment. - balsam (Noun)
Something soothing. - balsam (Noun)
A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens. - balsam (Noun)
A balsam fir . - balsam (Noun)
Canada balsam , a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir. - balsam (Verb)
To treat or anoint with balsam.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- balsam (n.)
A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. - balsam (n.)
A species of tree (Abies balsamea). - balsam (n.)
An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine. - balsam (n.)
Anything that heals, soothes, or restores. - balsam (v. t.)
To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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balsam
A semisolid preparation intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes. (source: UMLS)
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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balsam
bawl′sam, n. the common name of a genus of succulent herbaceous plants: a resinous oily substance generally supposed to be derived from a species of Balsamodendron, early famous in the East for its fragrance and medicinal virtues: (fig.) any healing agent.—v.t. to heal: (rare) embalm.—adjs. Balsam′ic, Bal′samous, having the qualities of balsam: soothing; Balsamif′erous, producing balsam; Bal′samy, fragrant.—Canada balsam, a kind of turpentine obtained from the Balm of Gilead fir. [L. balsamum—Gr. balsamon; prob. of Semitic origin.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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balsam
Money.
Part of speech
🔤- balsam, noun, singular of balsams.
