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balsam fir
noun
- a North American fir, Abies balsamea, having dark purplish cones and yielding Canada balsam.
- the wood of this tree.
- any of certain other firs.
balsam fir
noun
- a fir tree, Abies balsamea , of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam Also calledbalsamCanada balsam. See also balm of Gilead
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Word History and Origins
Origin of balsam fir1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
On the way down he identifies trees by which needles are best to sleep on: Balsam fir is good.
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The timber growing in this region is principally yellow pine, spruce, balsam fir, and hemlock; among the bushes I noticed laurel.
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The odor of a smouldering bough of balsam-fir hung in the air—warm, spicy, soporific.
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Raften grinned, took the big "tomahawk" and pointed to a small Balsam Fir.
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These two books will be presented to each purchaser of a single cake of Balsam Fir Soap.
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The great bulk of Alaskan timber is that known as Sitkan spruce, or balsam fir.
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