balm-of-Gilead

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bäm′əv gil′ē əd)


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balm-of-Gil•e•ad  (bäm′əv gil′ē əd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Commiphora, esp. C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
  2. Also called Mecca balsam. the resin itself, a turbid yellow, green, or brownish-red water-insoluble gluey liquid, used chiefly in perfumery.
  3. Plant Biologya hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree.
  • 1695–1705

'balm-of-Gilead' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mecca balsam - balm - balm of Gilead - balsam - balsam fir - myrrh

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