balm-of-Gilead
[ bahm-uhv-gil-ee-uhd ]
/ ˈbɑm əvˈgɪl i əd /
noun
any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, especially C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
Also called Mecca balsam. the resin itself, a turbid yellow, green, or brownish-red water-insoluble gluey liquid, used chiefly in perfumery.
a hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree.
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Origin of balm-of-Gilead
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby balm-of-Gilead
balmacaan, Balmain, Balmain bug, Balmer, Balmer series, balm-of-Gilead, Balmoral, Balmung, bal musette, balmy, balneal
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Example sentences from the Web for balm-of-Gilead
We also cleared up the slope round it and set out borders of young pine and balm-of-Gilead trees.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury StephensWhat an unlooked for flight was this from our shadowy avenue of black-ash and balm-of-gilead trees into the infinite!
He said the balm-of-Gilead lint was much better than the linen lint.
Once in a long while you may see a balm-of-Gilead tree, or a clump of sapling poplars, planted near the door.
Little Rivers|Henry van Dyke
British Dictionary definitions for balm-of-Gilead
balm of Gilead
noun
any of several trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora, esp C. opobalsamum of Africa and W Asia, that yield a fragrant oily resinCompare balm (def. 1), myrrh (def. 1)
the resin exuded by these trees
a North American hybrid female poplar tree, Populus gileadensis (or P. candicans), with broad heart-shaped leaves
a fragrant resin obtained from the balsam firSee also Canada balsam
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