- BALSAM GUM
- [N]BALSAMUM (-I) (N)
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
balsam — 1570s, aromatic resin used for healing wounds and soothing pains, from L. balsamum gum of the balsam tree (see BALM (Cf. balm)). There is an isolated O.E. reference from c.1000, and M.E. used basme, baume, from the French form of the word. As a… … Etymology dictionary
balsam of To|lú — «toh LOO», a resin obtained from a South American tree of the pea family, used in perfumery, in cough syrups, and in chewing gum … Useful english dictionary
Balsam poplar — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Balsam poplar image width = 240px image caption = Western Balsam Poplar Populus trichocarpa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Salicaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
Balsam of Mecca — For other products called Balm of Gilead, see Balm of Gilead (disambiguation). Balm of Gilead (also called the balsam of Gilead or Balsam of Mecca) is a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), native to… … Wikipedia
balsam bog — noun 1. : a plant (Azorella glebaria) of the Falkland islands and Patagonia that belongs to the carrot family, forms dense woody hillocks often several feet in height, and yields a gum used as a folk remedy 2. : a usually sphagnous bog in… … Useful english dictionary
balsam — Synonyms and related words: aid, alterative, ambergris, ambrosia, analeptic, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, assistance, attar, attar of roses, balm, balm of Gilead, bay oil, bergamot oil, brilliantine, cerate, champaca oil, chrism, civet … Moby Thesaurus
sweet gum — noun 1. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap • Syn: ↑sweet gum tree, ↑bilsted, ↑red gum, ↑American sweet gum, ↑Liquidambar styraciflua • Hypernyms: ↑liquidambar … Useful english dictionary
sweet gum — 1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters. 2. the hard reddish brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 3. the amber balsam exuded by this… … Universalium
sweet gum — sweet′ gum′ n. 1) pln a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the witch hazel family, native to the eastern U.S., with star shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters 2) pln the hard reddish brown wood of this tree, used for … From formal English to slang
Ilorin balsam — paprastoji danielija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Daniellia oliveri), paplitęs Afrikoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Daniellia oliveri angl. African copaiba balsamtree; Ilorin balsam;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
West African gum-copal — paprastoji danielija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Daniellia oliveri), paplitęs Afrikoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Daniellia oliveri angl. African copaiba balsamtree; Ilorin balsam;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)