Balsam+of+fir

  • 31fir balsam — noun : balsam fir 1 * * * fir balsam, = balsam fir. (Cf. ↑balsam fir) …

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  • 32balsam tree — noun : a tree that yields balsam: as a. : balsam fir b. : mastic tree c. : balsam poplar d. : a large tropical tree …

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  • 33balsam fir — noun medium sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees • Syn: ↑balm of Gilead, ↑Canada balsam, ↑Abies balsamea • Hypernyms: ↑silver fir * * * noun, pl ⋯ firs [count] :… …

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  • 34balsam woolly aphid — noun a variety of adelgid • Syn: ↑Adelges piceae • Hypernyms: ↑adelgid • Member Holonyms: ↑Adelges, ↑genus Adelges * * * noun : an aphid ( …

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  • 35balsam woolly adelgid — noun also balsam woolly aphid : a woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) native to Europe that has been introduced accidentally into the United States where it is a serious and usually lethal pest of fir trees (as the balsam fir and Fraser fir) see… …

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  • 36balsam — balsamaceous /bawl seuh may sheuhs/, adj. balsamic /bawl sam ik/, adj. balsamy, adj. /bawl seuhm/, n. 1. any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, esp. trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm of Gilead. Cf. balm (def. 1). 2. the… …

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  • 37Balsam, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement official name = Balsam, North Carolina nickname = motto = imagesize = 180px image caption = Balsam Mountain Inn image mapsize = map caption = Location in North Carolina subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = State… …

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  • 38balsam fir — bal′sam fir′ n. 1) pln a North American fir, Abies balsamea, having dark purplish cones and yielding Canada balsam 2) pln the wood of this tree • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer …

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  • 39Fir wave — A fir wave is a set of alternating bands of fir trees in sequential stages of development, observed in forests on exposed mountain slopes in several areas, including northeastern North America and Japan. Fir waves develop by wave regeneration… …

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  • 40balsam — /ˈbɔlsəm / (say bawlsuhm), /ˈbɒl / (say bol ) noun 1. any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially of the genus Commiphora, as the balm of Gilead (balsam of Mecca). See balm (def. 1). 2. a similar product (balsam of Peru and… …