Definitions for "Canada balsam"
Keywords:  balsam, fir, resin, euparal, balsamea
yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
a resin-based substance used for mounting specimens onto microslides for viewing under a microscope. See also Euparal.