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balsams
noun(bal-sam)
an aromatic and usually oily and resinous substance flowing from various plants; especially : any of several resinous substances containing benzoic or cinnamic acid and used especially in medicine
balsams
noun(bal-sam)
a preparation containing resinous substances and having a balsamic odor
balsams
noun(bal-sam)
a balsam-yielding tree; especially : balsam fir
balsams
noun(bal-sam)
a viscid yellowish to greenish oleoresin exudate of the balsam fir (Abies balsmea) that solidifies to a transparent mass and is used as a transparent cement especially in microscopy

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