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noun
A sweet-smelling balsam derived from a tree of the genus Myroxylon, used as a flavoring, as a fragrance, and in pharmaceuticals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tolu, balsam of tolu, tolu balsam
History
It was long supposed to be a product of Peru.
Across languages
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