Definition of balsamum
1. balsam [ n ] any seed plant yielding balsam
Used in print:(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)
Pale yellow snapdragons that by pinching could be made to bite ; seed-pods of the balsams that snapped like fire-crackers at a touch ; red and yellow columbines whose round tipped spurs were picked_off and eaten for the honey in them ; morning-glory buds which could be so grasped and squeezed that they burst like a blown-up paper_bag ; bright flowers from the trumpet_vine that made `` gloves '' on the ends of ten waggling fingers .
Synonyms balsam Related Terms spermatophyte2. Balsam [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 32438
Synonyms Balsam3. balsam [ n ] any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
Synonyms balsam Related Terms oleoresin tolu balm tolu4. balsam [ n ] a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
Synonyms balsam Related Terms ointmentSimilar Spelling
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