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    BALM OF GILEAD

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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 treesplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("balm of Gilead" is a kind of...):

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

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruisedplay

    Synonyms:

    balm of gilead; Commiphora meccanensis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("balm of gilead" is a kind of...):

    incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)

    Holonyms ("balm of gilead" is a member of...):

    Commiphora; genus Commiphora (genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A fragrant oleoresinplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("balm of Gilead" is a kind of...):

    balm (any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing)

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