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  1. Canada balsam:


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Canada balsam:

Canada balsam [the ~] noun

  1. the Canada balsam
    – medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees 1
    the balm of Gilead; the Abies balsamea; the balsam fir; the Canada balsam
    – medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees 1
  2. the Canada balsam
    – yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium 1
    the Canada balsam
    – yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium 1

Related Definitions for "Canada balsam":

  1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees1
  2. yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium1

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