balsam /ˈbɔːl.səm/noun 9verb 1forms 3 noun9 •A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. •Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir. •A soothing ointment. •(figurative) Something soothing.Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows •A plant or tree yielding such substance. •A balsam fir (Abies balsamea). •A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens. •Any member of the balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes genera Impatiens and Hydrocera. •Any of various traditional European herbal liqueurs, originally used medicinally. verb1 •To treat or anoint with balsam. formsbalsamed · balsaming · balsams
