Opobalsam

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opobalsam \Op`o*bal"sam\, Opobalsamum \Op`o*bal"sa*mum\, n. [L.
     opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
     The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
     {Balsamodendron opobalsamum}, now commonly called {balm of
     Gilead}. See under {Balm}.
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