"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: 72 28 Disambiguation of Conifers: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 56 44 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 Categories (lifeform): Conifers
    Sense id: en-Canada_balsam-en-noun-WFh4Zc1q Disambiguation of Conifers: 50 50 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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