balm
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the…Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
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Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
(countable, uncountable)An aromatic preparation for embalming the dead.
(countable, uncountable)A plant or tree yielding such substance.
(countable, uncountable)Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something soothing.
Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows.
(countable, uncountable)The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis.
(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horsebalm.
Examples
12 sentencesYou lose your lip balm again?
Did you lose your lip balm again?
There is lemon balm in my garden.
My lips are dry. I need lip balm immediately.
I always keep lip balm with me in the winter.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English bawme, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, fInherited from Middle English bawme, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, itself from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). Spelling modified 16th c. to conform to Latin etymology. Doublet of balsam and desman.
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Forms
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