balm-of-Gilead

balm′-of-Gil′ead



n.
1. any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, of the bursera family, esp. C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
2. the resin itself, a turbid, viscid liquid used chiefly in perfumery.
3. a hybrid North American poplar, Populus gileadensis, cultivated as a shade tree.
[1695–1705]
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