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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 treesplay

  Familiarity information: ABIES BALSAMEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABIES BALSAMEA (noun)


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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