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Populus balsamifera
(gcide) | Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
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Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and {Populus
tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is Populus balsamifera;
Lombardy poplar (Populus dilatata) is a tall, spiry
tree; white poplar is Populus alba.
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2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white
poplar}. [U.S.]
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Populus balsamifera
(gcide) | Tacamahac \Tac"a*ma*hac`\, Tacamahaca \Tac`a*ma*ha"ca\, n.
1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
trees of the genus Elaphrium (Elaphrium tomentosum and
Elaphrium Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees
of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation
of the balsam poplar.
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2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
(Populus balsamifera).
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Populus balsamifera
(gcide) | Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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populus balsamifera
(wn) | Populus balsamifera
n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
shaped leaves [syn: balsam poplar, hackmatack,
tacamahac, Populus balsamifera] |
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