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canada balsam

noun /kænədəbɔlsəm/ 4 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 24
Definitions
noun

medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees

noun

yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium

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