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noun
The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: balsam of tolu, tolu balsam
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: balsam
Narrower terms: balsam of Peru
History
From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).
