fragrant balm

fragrant balm
noun
2. : bee balm 2b

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  • Balm — (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. {Balsam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Balm cricket — Balm Balm (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. {Balsam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Balm of Gilead — Balm Balm (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. {Balsam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • balm´i|ness — balm|y1 «BAH mee», adjective, balm|i|er, balm|i|est. 1. mild; gentle: »A balmy breeze blew across the lake. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • balm´i|ly — balm|y1 «BAH mee», adjective, balm|i|er, balm|i|est. 1. mild; gentle: »A balmy breeze blew across the lake. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • balm|y — balm|y1 «BAH mee», adjective, balm|i|er, balm|i|est. 1. mild; gentle: »A balmy breeze blew across the lake. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • balm of Gil|e|ad — «GIHL ee uhd», 1. a) a fragrant ointment prepared from the resin of certain Asiatic and African evergreen trees; balsam Mecca. b) any one of the various evergreen trees that yield this resin. 2. a kind of poplar with large, fragrant, resinous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • balm — [bäm; ] occas. [ bälm] n. [ME baume < OFr basme < L balsamum, balsam < Gr balsamon < Sem (cf. Heb basam, Ar bašām] 1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from certain trees and plants (esp. genus Commiphora of the bursera family) and used… …   English World dictionary

  • balm of Gilead — balm of Gil·e·ad gil ē əd n 1) a small evergreen African and Asian tree (Commiphora meccanensis of the family Burseraceae) with aromatic leaves 2) a fragrant oleoresin from the balm of Gilead called also Mecca balsam * * * 1. the balsam poplar… …   Medical dictionary

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