Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canada_balsam

2 senses of canada balsam

Sense 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)
       => oleoresin -- (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

Sense 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)
       => silver fir -- (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)