BALSAM OF PERU

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Meaning:

Dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases

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Nouns denoting plants

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

balsam of tolu; tolu; tolu balsam (aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups)

Holonyms ("balsam of Peru" is a substance of...):

Myroxylon balsamum pereirae; Myroxylon pereirae; Peruvian balsam (tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam)

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