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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

balsam of tolutolu balsam

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Related phrases

cough syrup

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