Definizione monolingua

balsam

balsam (countable and uncountable; plural balsams)

1. A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
2. A plant or tree yielding such substance.
3. A soothing ointment.
4. (figuratively) Something soothing.

   Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows

5. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
6. A balsam fir.
7. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.

Definizione dizionario balsam

	balsamo
	A semisolid preparation intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes. (source: UMLS)

	unguento
	A semisolid preparation intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes. (source: UMLS)

Altri significati:

(garden) balsam

A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.

flowering plant of the genus '''Impatiens'''

A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.

figurative: something soothing

(figuratively) Something soothing.

sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants

soothing ointment

A plant or tree yielding such substance.

plant or tree yielding such substance

A balsam fir.

A soothing ointment.

Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.