Definitions for balm-of-gilead
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
balm′-of-Gil′ead(n.)
any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, of the bursera family, esp. C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
Category: Plants
the resin itself, a turbid, viscid liquid used chiefly in perfumery.
Category: Plants
a hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree.
Category: Plants
Origin of balm-of-Gilead:
1695–1705
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