balsam
Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR: bôlʹsəm, IPA: /ˈbɔːlsəm/
Noun

balsam

  1. (chiefly, UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
  2. (chiefly, UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  3. (chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment.
  4. (chiefly, UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
    ''Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows
  5. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
  6. The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
  7. A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
  8. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
Synonyms Translations Translations Translations Translations
  • French: balsamine
  • German: Springkraut
  • Portuguese: balsamina
  • Spanish: balsamina
Verb

balsam (balsams, present participle balsaming; past and past participle balsamed)

  1. (transitive) To treat or anoint with balsam.



This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
Offline English dictionary