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ABIES BALSAMEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abies balsamea mean?
• ABIES BALSAMEA (noun)
The noun ABIES BALSAMEA has 1 sense:
1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Familiarity information: ABIES BALSAMEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Abies balsamea; balm of Gilead; balsam fir; Canada balsam
Hypernyms ("Abies balsamea" is a kind of...):
silver fir (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)
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