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balsum

balsum is the obsolete form of balsam.

Meaning of balsam

Noun

balsam (countable and uncountable, plural balsams)

  1. (UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
    Synonyms:
    balm
  2. (UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
    Synonyms:
    balm
  3. (UK) A soothing ointment.
    Synonyms:
    balm
  4. (UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
    • Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows
    Synonyms:
    balm
  5. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
  6. Any member of the balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes genera Impatiens and Hydrocera.

See all 11 meanings of balsam

Forms of balsum

pluralbalsums

Questions about balsum

What is balsum the obsolete form of?
Balsum is the obsolete form of balsam.

Words near balsum in the dictionary

  1. balsome
  2. balsomes
  3. Balsora
  4. Balster
  5. Balsters
  6. balsum
  7. Balt
  8. Balt.
  9. Balta
  10. Balta Albă
  11. Balta Doamnei

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Adapted from Wiktionary: balsum (page history and authors); balsam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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