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canaanitish |
canachites |
canachites canadensis |
canada |
canada anemone |
canada balsam
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| canada ginger
| canada goose
| canada jay
| canada lily
canada balsam
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun canada balsam has 2 senses
- canada balsam(n = noun.substance) Array - yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium; Array is a kind of oleoresin
- canada balsam(n = noun.plant) abies balsamea, balm of gilead, balsam fir - medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees; Array is a kind of silver fir
OXFORD DICTIONARY
canada balsam, n. Biol. a yellow resin obtained from the balsam fir and used for mounting preparations on microscope slides (its refractive index being similar to that of glass).
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