balsam-wood

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• balsam fir — ☆ balsam fir n. a flat needled evergreen tree (Abies balsamea) of the pine family, native to Canada and the N U.S.: it yields Canada balsam and a soft wood, and is used as a Christmas tree: see CONE …   English World dictionary

• Balsam poplar — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Balsam poplar image width = 240px image caption = Western Balsam Poplar Populus trichocarpa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Salicaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• wood oil — noun 1. : any of various oils derived from wood: as a. : gurjun balsam b. : an oil (as pine oil) obtained by the destructive distillation of wood 2. : tung oil * * * wood oil …   Useful english dictionary

• Balsam of Mecca — For other products called Balm of Gilead, see Balm of Gilead (disambiguation). Balm of Gilead (also called the balsam of Gilead or Balsam of Mecca) is a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), native to… …   Wikipedia

• balsam fir — Fir Fir (f[ e]r), n. [Dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel. fura, AS. furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. f[ o]hre, OHG. forha pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus oak.] (Bot.) A genus ({Abies}) of coniferous trees, often of large size and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• balsam fir — 1. a North American fir, Abies balsamea, having dark purplish cones and yielding Canada balsam. 2. the wood of this tree. 3. any of certain other firs. [1795 1805, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• balsam fir — bal′sam fir′ n. 1) pln a North American fir, Abies balsamea, having dark purplish cones and yielding Canada balsam 2) pln the wood of this tree • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer …   From formal English to slang

• balsam fir — /bɔlsəm ˈfɜ/ (say bawlsuhm fer) noun 1. a North American species of fir, Abies balsamea, which yields Canada balsam. 2. the wood of this tree. 3. any of certain other firs, especially of North America …  

• wood — Synonyms and related words: acacia, afforestation, alder, arboretum, ash, backlog, balsa, balsam, banyan, bass, basswood, bavin, beam, beech, beechwood, billet, birch, board, boarding, boondocks, brush, brushwood, burl, bush, bushveld, buttonwood …   Moby Thesaurus

• balsam hickory — noun : a No. American tree (Carya ovalis) having a small sweet nut and aromatic hard tough wood …   Useful english dictionary

• Denham Lock Wood — Path in Denham Lock Wood Carp Lake from …   Wikipedia