"Canada balsam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Canada balsams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Canada balsam (countable and uncountable, plural Canada balsams)
  1. A turpentine made from the resin of the balsam fir tree. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Conifers Synonyms (type of turpentine): balsam of fir, Canada turpentine Translations (turpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir): bàlsam del Canadà [masculine] (Catalan), kanadanpalsami (Finnish), Канада зәмзәмі (Kanada zämzämı) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-Canada_balsam-en-noun-NTvqBUNz Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 83 17 Disambiguation of Conifers: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'type of turpentine': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'turpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir': 84 16
  2. The tree itself (Abies balsamea). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Canada_balsam-en-noun-WFh4Zc1q

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