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| balsam |
a fragrant oily or resinous substance exuded by some shrubs or trees, such as the balsam fir. [1/3 definitions] |
| Canada balsam |
a clear thick yellow resin of a particular fir tree that hardens when exposed to air and is used chiefly as mounting cement in microscopy. |
| cone |
the woody, seed-bearing structure of various evergreen trees such as the pine, fir, or hemlock, that has a shape similar to a cone. [1/5 definitions] |
| deal2 |
fir or pine wood, or planks made of such wood. |
| fir |
the wood of a fir tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| resin |
a sticky organic substance secreted by fir trees and certain other plants and used mainly to make plastics, medicines, and varnishes. [1/3 definitions] |
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