balsam
English Thesaurus
1. an ointment containing a fragrant resin (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, |
| definition | : | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation (noun.artifact) |
2. any seed plant yielding balsam (noun.plant)
| substance holonym | : | balsam, |
| definition | : | any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes (noun.substance) |
3. any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | oleoresin, |
| definition | : | a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | balsam of tolu, tolu, tolu balsam, |
| definition | : | aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | balm, |
| definition | : | any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | balsam, |
| definition | : | any seed plant yielding balsam (noun.plant) |
4. an ointment containing a fragrant resin (noun.artifact)
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