noun
1.
Also called tolu balsam, balsam of tolu, tolu resin. a fragrant, yellowish-brown balsam or resin obtained from a South American leguminous tree, Myroxylon balsamum, and used in medicine as a stomachic and expectorant, and in perfumery.
2.
the tree itself.
Origin:
1665–75; after Tolú (now Santiago de Tolú) in Colombia, where balsam is obtained
1665–75; after Tolú (now Santiago de Tolú) in Colombia, where balsam is obtained
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| —n | |
| See balsam an aromatic balsam obtained from a South American tree, Myroxylon balsamum | |
| [C17: after Santiago de Tolu, Colombia, from which it was exported] | |
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Toluene occurs naturally in crude oil and in the tolu tree.
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