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    BALSAM OF TOLU

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrupsplay

    Synonyms:

    balsam of tolu; tolu; tolu balsam

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    balsam (any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "balsam of tolu"):

    balsam of Peru (dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases)

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

    Myroxylon balsamum; Myroxylon toluiferum; tolu balsam tree; tolu tree (medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork)

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