Definitions
1.nounA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
2.nounA plant or tree yielding such substance.
3.nounA soothing ointment.
4.nounSomething soothing."Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows"
5.nounA flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
6.nounThe balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
7.nounA balsam fir Abies balsamea.
8.nounCanada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
9.verbTo treat or anoint with balsam.