balm of gilead

English Thesaurus

1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	silver fir,
definition	:	any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath (noun.plant)

2. small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	incense tree,
definition	:	any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	commiphora, genus commiphora,
definition	:	genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products (noun.plant)

3. a fragrant oleoresin (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	balm,
definition	:	any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing (noun.substance)