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How to pronounce balsam in English?

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Type Words
Type of salve, unguent, unction, balm, ointment
Derivation balsamic
Type Words
Type of oleoresin
Has types balm, balsam of tolu, tolu, tolu balsam
Derivation balsamic, balsamy
Type Words
Type of spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant
Derivation balsamic

Examples of balsam

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Chrism is made of olive oil and is scented with a sweet perfume, usually balsam.
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Other substances added are myrrh, cinnamon, and balsam gum, to mention but a few.
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The creak of fresh snow under boots, the scent of balsam, and a cobalt sky helped.
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To sponsor a 24-inch silk wreath is $5, and to sponsor a live balsam wreath is $10.
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This seasonal scent has notes of lemonwood, balsam, juniper berries and pine.
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The variety of trees to be selected includes Scotch pine, balsam fir and Fraser fir.
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Balsam tree farm with horse-drawn wagon rides and hot chocolate by the fire.
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Don't expect needles to last as long on balsam firs, the association says.
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The forest is primary composed of poplar, hemlock, oak, maple, white pine, and balsam fir.
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  • Any seed plant yielding balsam
  • Any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
  • An ointment containing a fragrant resin
  • Balsam is a term used to describe a variety of traditional Eastern European herbal, high alcohol content (40-45%) liqueurs originally used for medicinal purposes.
  • Impatiens is a genus of about 850-1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and tropics. Together with the puzzling Hydrocera triflora, this genus makes up the family Balsaminaceae. ...
  • (The Balsams) The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel is a grand hotel and ski resort located in Dixville Notch in New Hampshire, United States. The hotel covers and features 95 kilometers of cross-country ski trails, an alpine ski area with 16 trails, five glade areas and a terrain park. ...
  • A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants; A plant or tree yielding such substance; A soothing ointment; Something soothing; A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens; A balsam fir; Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir
  • (Balsams) Sticky, resinous materials obtained from trees or shrubs which give a combined sweet-woody odour associated with well-seasoned. non-coniferous woods such as maple.
  • (BALSAMS) A turbid, viscid (sticky) , water-insoluble liquid resin. Any of certain transparent turpentines.