opobalsamum

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opobalsamum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Opobalsam \Op`o*bal"sam\, Opobalsamum \Op`o*bal"sa*mum\, n. [L.
     opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
     The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
     Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead
     . See under Balm.
     [1913 Webster]