balsam tree
any type of aromatic healing substance; also designates the product of a particular tree, the Balsam or Opobalsamum Commiphora gileadensis; 2-3 meters tall; small, wrinkled, three-part leaves, white flowers, and pea-sized red berries; oil produced from the resin is used in holy anointing oil, as medicine, and as an ingredient of perfume
“balsam tree.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/balsam-tree
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