Balsam spruce
noun
either of two north american coniferous trees of the genus picea, p. pungens (the blue spruce) or p. engelmanni
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yielding balsam. adjective yielding or producing balsam
- Balsaminaceous
belonging to the plant family balsaminaceae. adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the balsaminaceae, a family of flowering plants, including balsam and touch-me-not, that have irregular flowers and explosive capsules