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tolu resin — tolu … Useful english dictionary
tolu — /taw looh , teuh /, n. 1. Also called tolu balsam, balsam of tolu, tolu resin. a fragrant, yellowish brown balsam or resin obtained from a South American leguminous tree, Myroxylon balsamum, and used in medicine as a stomachic and expectorant,… … Universalium
Tolu balsam — or balsam of Tolu (a variant of balsam of Peru) is the resinous secretion of Myroxylon toluifera. The resin, as well as the leaves and fruit, have been traditionally used by the people of Central America and South America to relieve coughs and… … Wikipedia
tolu — to•lu [[t]tɔˈlu, tə [/t]] n. pl. lus 1) pln Also called tolu′ bal′sam. a fragrant resin obtained from a South American tree, Myroxylon balsamum, of the legume family: used in cough medicines 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology: 1665–75; after… … From formal English to slang
Balsam of Tolu — Balsam Bal sam (b[add]l sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba lsamon. See {Balm}, n.] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. [1913 Webster] Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balsamof Tolu — balsam of Tolu n. The resin, similar to balsam of Peru, of a South American tree (Myroxylon balsamum), used especially in the manufacture of perfumes and medicinally as a basis for cough preparations. [After Tolú, a seaport of northwest… … Universalium
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