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balsam Canada

balsam Canada is the alternative form of Canada balsam.

Meaning of Canada balsam

Noun

Canada balsam (countable and uncountable, plural Canada balsams)

  1. A turpentine made from the resin of the balsam fir tree.
  2. The tree itself (Abies balsamea).
    • I have seen a few tamaracks at odd spots, and on the Athabaska I saw a small grove of Canada balsams, the only place I ever saw them in the northwest.1914, Ernest John Chambers, The Unexploited West

Questions about balsam Canada

What is balsam Canada the alternative form of?
Balsam Canada is the alternative form of Canada balsam.

Words near balsam Canada in the dictionary

  1. Balsall Common
  2. Balsall Heath
  3. balsam
  4. balsam apple
  5. balsam apples
  6. balsam Canada
  7. balsam fir
  8. balsam firs
  9. Balsam Lake
  10. balsam of fir
  11. balsam of Gilead

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