Balsam+of+fir

  • 51balsam — A fragrant, resinous or thick, oily exudate from various trees and plants. SYN: balm (1), oleoresin (3). [G. balsamon; L. balsamum] Canada b. a yellowish liquid resin from the b. fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl… …

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  • 52canada balsam — Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine …

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  • 53balsam bog — noun 1. : a plant (Azorella glebaria) of the Falkland islands and Patagonia that belongs to the carrot family, forms dense woody hillocks often several feet in height, and yields a gum used as a folk remedy 2. : a usually sphagnous bog in… …

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  • 54balsam twig aphid — noun : a common aphid (Mindarus abietinus) of the northern United States and Canada feeding chiefly on spruces and balsam fir and often producing much honeydew …

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  • 55balsam fir — noun A North American species of fir tree (Abies balsamea) …

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  • 56fir — /fɜ / (say fer) noun 1. any of the pyramidal coniferous trees constituting the genus Abies, as A. balsamea, the balsam fir. 2. the wood of such a tree. {Middle English firr(e), Old English fyrh, distantly related to Latin quercus oak} …

  • 57fir pine — noun : balsam fir 1 …

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  • 58Canada balsam — Canada balsam, also called Canada turpentine or balsam of fir, is a turpentine which is made from the resin of the balsam fir tree ( Abies balsamea ).It is the fir s resin, dissolved in essential oils, and is a viscous, sticky, colourless… …

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  • 59Canada balsam — a pale yellow or greenish, slightly fluorescent, clear, viscous, bitter tasting, water insoluble liquid, having a pleasant, aromatic, pinelike odor, and solidifying on exposure to air: obtained from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea, and used… …

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  • 60Canada balsam — balzaminis kėnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Abies balsamea), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Abies balsamea; Abies balsamea f.… …

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