Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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silver fir | Yes | No | No | No |
Canada balsam | Yes | No | No | No |
silver fir (noun) | Canada balsam (noun) |
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any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath | medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees |
yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium |