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 balm of Gil·e·ad /-ˈgɪliəd/

 balm of Gil·e·ad /-ˈgɪlɪəd/ 名詞

 Op·o·bal·sam Op·o·bal·sa·mum n.  Med. The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.
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 Balm n.
 1. Bot. An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
 2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
 3. Any fragrant ointment.
 4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. “Balm for each ill.”
 Balm cricket Zool., the European cicada. --Tennyson.
 Balm of Gilead Bot., a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).

 balm of Gilead
      n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell
           of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
           Christmas trees [syn: balsam fir, Canada balsam, Abies
           balsamea]
      2: a fragrant oleoresin
      3: small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a
         strong aromatic odor when bruised [syn: Commiphora
         meccanensis]