- sweet balsam
- noun
: a balsamweed (Gnaphalium obtusifolium)
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balsam — noun /ˈbɔːlsəm/ a) A sweet smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows b) A plant or tree yielding such substance. Syn: balm, jewelweed, impatiens … Wiktionary
sweet gum — sweet′ gum′ n. 1) pln a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the witch hazel family, native to the eastern U.S., with star shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters 2) pln the hard reddish brown wood of this tree, used for … From formal English to slang
sweet gum — noun 1. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap • Syn: ↑sweet gum tree, ↑bilsted, ↑red gum, ↑American sweet gum, ↑Liquidambar styraciflua • Hypernyms: ↑liquidambar … Useful english dictionary
sweet gum — 1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters. 2. the hard reddish brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 3. the amber balsam exuded by this… … Universalium
balsam — [[t]bɔ͟ːlsəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Balsam is a sweet smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes … English dictionary
sweet qum — Liquidambar Liq uid*am bar (l[i^]k w[i^]d*[a^]m b[ e]r), n. [Liquid + amber.] 1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. {Liquidambar styraciflua} is the North American {sweet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet gum — noun a North American liquidambar tree which yields a balsam and decorative heartwood. [Liquidambar styraciflua.] … English new terms dictionary
balsam hickory — noun : a No. American tree (Carya ovalis) having a small sweet nut and aromatic hard tough wood … Useful english dictionary
William Russell Sweet — (11/18/1860 10/15/1946) early American artist, painter and wood carver. BiographyWilliam Russell Sweet [Joy, Robert, 1954, Natural Bonesetters with special reference to the Sweet Family of RI , Bullentin of the History of Medicine, RI 28, No.3, p … Wikipedia
Wild balsam apple — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
