canada balsam

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canada balsam (enc)

Noun	1.	Canada balsam - yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
	2.	Canada balsam - medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees Abies balsamea, balm of Gilead, balsam fir silver fir - any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath

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