balsam
pronunciation
How to pronounce balsam in British English:
UK [ˈbɔ:lsəm]
How to pronounce balsam in American English:
US [ˈbɔlsəm]
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- Noun:
- any seed plant yielding balsam
- any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
- a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
Word Origin
- balsam (n.)
- 1570s, "aromatic resin used for healing wounds and soothing pains," from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree" (see balm). There is an isolated Old English reference from c. 1000, and Middle English used basme, baume, from the French form of the word. As a type of flowering plant of the Impatiens family, it is attested from 1741.
Example
- 1. Balsam pear became the cause of aiguille farmer sweetness .
- 2. Hyssop and balsam , roses and chrysanthemums .
- 3. With scents like " balsam fir & bergamot , " we can deduce that rich people are particularly turned on by the smell of either christmas trees or cleaning products .
- 4. Because in the balsam pear includes the massive clear fat element , this has the basis very much .
- 5. I squeezed some balsam pears into juice by the juice extractor last night and made a lot of leavings .