xylobalsamum

Xylobalsamum

Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + ? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. ?.] (Med.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense). --U. S. Disp.
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