tolu
[ taw-loo, tuh- ]
/ tɔˈlu, tə- /
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noun
Also called tolu balsam, balsam of tolu, tolu resin. a fragrant, yellowish-brown balsam or resin obtained from a South American leguminous tree, Myroxylon balsamum, and used in medicine as a stomachic and expectorant, and in perfumery.
the tree itself.
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First recorded in 1665–75; after Tolú (now Santiago de Tolú) in Colombia, where balsam is obtained
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tolu
/ (tɒˈluː) /
noun
an aromatic balsam obtained from a South American tree, Myroxylon balsamumSee balsam (def. 1)
Word Origin for tolu
C17: after Santiago de Tolu, Colombia, from which it was exported
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