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black balsam

American  

noun

  1. Peru balsam.

Etymology

Origin of black balsam

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

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It could not have been sound that roused Baree, hidden in the black balsam shadow a dozen paces away.

From Baree, Son of Kazan by Curwood, James Oliver

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