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noun
- 1. a fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin: "a skin balm for use after shaving" Similar Opposite
- 2. a tree which yields a fragrant resinous substance, especially one used in medicine.
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BALM definition: 1. an oil that comes from particular tropical trees and is used especially to treat injuries or…. Learn more.
1. : a balsamic (see balsamic sense 1) resin. especially : one from small tropical evergreen trees (genus Commiphora of the family Burseraceae) 2. : an aromatic preparation (such as a healing ointment) applied a balm to the wound. 3. botany : any of several aromatic plants of the mint family. especially : lemon balm. 4. : a spicy aromatic odor.
a plant or tree yielding such a substance. any aromatic or fragrant ointment. Synonyms: emollient, lotion, unguent, salve. aromatic fragrance; sweet odor: the balm of orange blossoms.
A balm is a soothing substance with a consistency somewhere between solid and liquid. The ointment-like consistency is part of what the word balm means. It comes down from the word, balsam, which is a gummy substance that comes from trees.
an oil that comes from particular tropical trees and is used especially to treat injuries or reduce pain: a new skin balm. See also. lip balm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medicines & drugs. analgesia. anti-AIDS. anti-asthma. anti-cancer. anti-cholesterol. anticoagulant. anxiolytic. astragalus. astringent. atropine. bactericide.
balm. (bɑːm ) Word forms: plural balms. 1. variable noun. Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain. 2. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] If you refer to something as balm, you mean that it makes you feel better.
Definition of balm noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define balm. balm synonyms, balm pronunciation, balm translation, English dictionary definition of balm. n. 1. a. A chiefly Mediterranean perennial herb in the mint family, grown for its lemon-scented foliage, which is used as a seasoning or for tea.
any of various aromatic plants of the mint family, especially those of the genus Melissa, as M. officinalis (lemon balm), having ovate lemon-scented leaves used as a seasoning. anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain: the balm of friendship in troubled times.
balm (bäm), n. any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, esp. tropical trees of the genus Commiphora. Plant Biologya plant or tree yielding such a substance. any aromatic or fragrant ointment.
