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CANADA BALSAM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees

Synonyms:

Abies balsamea; balm of Gilead; balsam fir; Canada balsam

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Canada balsam" is a kind of...):

silver fir (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Canada balsam" is a kind of...):

oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

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