OPOBALSAM

Etymology

Noun

opobalsam (countable and uncountable, plural opobalsams)

(medicine, obsolete) The aromatic resinous juice of Balsamodendron opobalsamum (balm of Gilead).

Source: Wiktionary


Op`o*bal"sam, Op`o*bal"sa*mum, n. Etym: [L. opobalsamum, Gr. (Med.)

Definition: The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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