Noun canada balsam has 2 senses
  1. Canada balsam - yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
    --1 is a kind of
    oleoresin
  2. balsam fir, balm of Gilead, Canada balsam, Abies balsamea - medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
    --2 is a kind of silver fir
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