Balsam pear
an Old World tropical vine, Momordica charantia, of the gourd family, having yellow flowers and orange-yellow fruit.
the unripe fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable in Asian cookery.
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- Balsam poplar
a North American tree, Populus balsamifera, having sticky, resinous buds and shiny ovate leaves. Historical Examples The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar. Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera). The Young Voyageurs Mayne Reid They […]
- Balsam spruce
noun either of two North American coniferous trees of the genus Picea, P. pungens (the blue spruce) or P. engelmanni
- Balsam woolly aphid
See under woolly aphid (def 2). any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid) any of various aphids that produce white waxy […]
- Balsamaceous
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1). the similar products yielded by the leguminous trees Myroxylon pereirae and M. balsamum, of South America. Compare Peru balsam, tolu. oleoresin (def 1). any of certain transparent turpentines, as Canada balsam. a plant or tree […]
- Balsamic
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1). the similar products yielded by the leguminous trees Myroxylon pereirae and M. balsamum, of South America. Compare Peru balsam, tolu. oleoresin (def 1). any of certain transparent turpentines, as Canada balsam. a plant or tree […]