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adj. - Of or relating to or containing an aromatic substance flowing from a plant

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Usage examples (11)
  • Noun : the balsam of understanding and appreciation
  • While the balsamy breath of the hemlocks and pines by the river
  • The result will be a supper that cannot be found in the finest of hotels, especially if your appetite is sauced by a good hike and the fragrant balsamy air of the great...
  • It was pretty country, even in the downpour, when white mists parted and fir-crowned heights looked out for a moment, or we slid down into a deep glen with mossy boulders,...
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