BALSAM

PRONUNCIATION: balsam

MEANING: noun
1. Something that soothes or heals.
2. An aromatic resinous substance from certain trees and plants.
3. A preparation, for example an ointment, made with such a substance.
4. Such a tree or a plant.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamon, of Semitic origin. Earliest documented use: before 1150

(BAWL-suhm)

MEANING: noun
1. Something that soothes or heals.
2. An aromatic resinous substance from certain trees and plants.
3. A preparation, for example an ointment, made with such a substance.
4. Such a tree or a plant.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamon, of Semitic origin. Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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BAWL, SAM - if you're gonna play such sad songs on your piano, that's what I'm gonna do

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