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English Dictionary: balm of Gilead	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
balm of Gilead n medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees Synonym(s): balsam fir, balm of Gilead, Canada balsam, Abies balsamea a fragrant oleoresin small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised Synonym(s): balm of gilead, Commiphora meccanensis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opobalsam \Op`obal"sam\, d8Opobalsamum \[d8]Op`obal"sa*mum\, n. [L. opobalsamum, Gr. [?]; [?] vegetable juice + [?] balsam.] (Med.) The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the {Balsamodendron opobalsamum}, now commonly called {balm of Gilead}. See under {Balm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balm \Balm\, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. [?]; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[be]s[be]m. Cf. {Balsam}.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}. 2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. --Dryden. 3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak. 4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. [bd]Balm for each ill.[b8] --Mrs. Hemans. {Balm cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson. {Balm of Gilead} (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb {Dracocephalum Canariense} is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and {Abies balsamea} (balsam fir).