myroxylon toluiferum

3 definitions found

myroxylon toluiferum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tolu \To*lu"\, n.
     A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
     Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under
     Balsam.
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     Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum),
        the wood of which is red in the center, and has an
        aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
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  Balsam \Bal"sam\ (b[add]l"sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree
     or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.]
     1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or
        volatile oil.
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     Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing
           spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A
           great variety of substances pass under this name, but
           the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in
           addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and
           cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of
           Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.
           There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and
           resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to
           which the name balsam has been given.
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     2. (Bot.)
        (a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
        (b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with
            beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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     3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
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              Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica  balsamina
        ), of the gourd family, with red or
        orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a
        walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and
        poultices.
  
     Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies  balsamea
        , from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.
        
  
     Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba.
  
     Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead.
  
     Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained
        from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir[ae] and
        used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment
        of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of
        Peru.
  
     Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or
        solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree
        (Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is
        used as a stomachic and expectorant.
  
     Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.
        the Abies balsamea.
  
     Canada balsam, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a
        yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,
        becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the
        balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by
        breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See
        Balm.
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myroxylon toluiferum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Myroxylon toluiferum
      n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
           and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
           cabinetwork [syn: tolu tree, tolu balsam tree,
           Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum]