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1 balsamum
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2 balsamum
balsămum, i, n., = balsamon.I.A fragrant gum of the balsam-tree, balsam, Verg. G. 2, 119; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8 sq.:II.balsama olet,
Mart. 3, 63; Tac. G. 45; Just. 36, 3: Vulg. Ezech. 27, 17.—The balsam-tree: Amyris opobalsamum, Linn.; Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 111; Sol. 35; Tac. H. 5, 6. -
3 opobalsamum
opobalsamum ī, n, ὀποβάλσαμον, the juice of the balsam-tree, balsam, balm, Iu. -
4 opobalsamum
ŏpŏbalsămum, i, n., = opobalsamon, the juice of the balsam-tree, opobalsam, balsam, balm, Stat. S. 3, 2, 141; Just. 36, 3, 4; Plin. 37, 13, 78, § 204.—Used for embalming bodies, Inscr. Grut. 692, 10.—II.Hence, in gen., perfume:hirsuto spirant opobalsama collo Quae tibi,
Juv. 2, 41. -
5 myrobalanum
myrŏbălănum, i, n., = murobalanon, the fruit of a palm-tree from which a balsam was made, the behen-nut; also, the balsam itself, Plin. 12, 21, 46, § 100; 12, 22, 47, § 103; Mart. 4, 57 in lemm. -
6 balanus
bălănus, i, f. and rarely m. ( masc., [p. 220] Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48; 15, 23, 25, § 93; Metell. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9; cf. Rudd. I. p. 31), = balanos.I.Lit., an acorn:II.glans,
Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 21; 17, 20, 34, § 151; 13, 4, 9, § 42.—Transf.A.Any fruit of similar form.1.A kind of large chestnut, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 93.—2.The Phœnician and Cilician date, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48.—3.A nut yielding a balsam; the Arabian behen- or ben-nut:B.Hyperanthera semidecandra, Vahl. (called myrobalanus,
Plin. 12, 21, 46, § 100; 22, 20, 23, § 49):pressa tuis balanus capillis,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 4.—Also for the tree itself, Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 61.—In gen., any object in the form of an acorn.1.Medic. t., a suppository, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43; 24, 6, 21, § 31; 26, 8, 34, § 54; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 12.—2.A shell-fish, a species cf sea-mussel, Col. 8, 16, 7; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145; Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 8; Metell. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9.
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Balsam tree — Balsam Bal sam (b[add]l sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba lsamon. See {Balm}, n.] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. [1913 Webster] Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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