a resinous substance elaborate by plants.
An aroma reminiscent of both vanilla and wood, found in the resin of various trees of tropical South America. Balsam is used as a fixative and base note in perfume.
A resinous semi-solid mass or viscous liquid exuded from a plant. A true balsam is characterized by its high content of aromatic substances of benzoic acid, benzoates, cinnamic acid, or cinnamates.
A semi-solid or viscous material exuded from a plant and which can have therapeutic properties.
any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
a resinous or waxy semi-solid compound that captures the essence of a liquid medicine or perfume
A healing and soothing resin of a tree e.g. myrrh.
A resinous semi-solid mass or viscous liquid exuded from a plant, which can be either a pathological or physiological product.
Aromatic resin. In the North Country, an oleoresinous fluid occuring in blisters in the bark of the Balsam Fir ( Abies balsamea), actually a true turpentine. Also a fragrant, resinous matter from the buds of the Balsam Poplar ( Populus balsamifera). From the Old English balsam/ balzama. Papâshkigiw or nominigan in the Ojibwe.
a water insoluble, semi-solid or viscous, resinous exudate of trees and bushes similar to gum resins.
Aromatic resinous substances containing benzoic and cinnamic acid, such as Balsam of Peru.
a resin extracted from trees and shrubs used in perfumery primarily as a fixative
A natural raw material exuded from a tree or plant. Balsams are resinous masses, semi-solid materials or viscous liquids and are characterized by their high contents of benzoic acid, benzoates, cinnamic acid or cinnamates.
Tree resins that exhibit a warm, sweet element. They are generally used as a base fixative.
Water soluble, semi-solid or viscous resinous exudate similar to that of gum
The resin of a tree that is healing and soothing. Example: myrrh
Viscous excretions from trees or shrubs plants that seep when the plants outer layers are cut or injured. Sticky materials which give a resinous sweet-woody odour.
Balsam is a sticky resin that leaks out of trees when they're cut. It's used in perfume to create a woody scent.
