balm-of-Gilead
[ bahm-uh v-gil-ee-uh d ]
/ ˈbɑm əvˈgɪl i əd /
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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.
Origin of balm-of-Gilead
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Examples 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