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词汇 balm of Gilead
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Definition of balm of Gilead in English:

balm of Gilead

nounˈɡɪlɪadˌbä(l)m əv ˈɡilēəd
  • 1mass noun A fragrant medicinal resin obtained from certain trees.

    基列没药树脂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We've got Vietnamese coriander, for example, and balm of Gilead, which is not normally used in cooking but has a fantastic smell.
    • This balm of Gilead has a wonderful fragrance.
    • He holds it out in his hand to me as if he is offering the balm of Gilead or all the riches of Babylon or something precious and extravagant like that.
  • 2A tree that yields balm of Gilead.

    an Arabian tree traditionally of importance in medicine and perfumery (Commiphora gileadensis, family Burseraceae).

    either of two poplars with sticky aromatic buds (Populus × gileadensis or 'candicans') and the balsam poplar, family Salicaceae).

    the balsam fir.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The balm-of-Gilead tree, which has mostly escaped from cultivation, is found along roadsides or streams from Newfoundland to Minnesota and Georgia.
    • Meadowsweet is really easy to pick, and the balm of gilead buds are horribly messy.
    • The Balm-of-Gilead has heart-shaped leaves with rounded, slightly hairy leaf stalks.
    • The air is full of birds, and sweet with the breath of the pine, the balm of Gilead, and the new hay.

Origin

Early 16th century: balm from a translation in Coverdale's Bible (Gen. 37:25), rendered 'resin' in the Vulgate; Gilead from the assumption that this resin is the substance mentioned in the Bible as coming from Gilead.

Definition of balm of Gilead in US English:

balm of Gilead

nounˌbä(l)m əv ˈɡilēəd
  • 1A fragrant medicinal resin obtained from certain trees.

    基列没药树脂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He holds it out in his hand to me as if he is offering the balm of Gilead or all the riches of Babylon or something precious and extravagant like that.
    • We've got Vietnamese coriander, for example, and balm of Gilead, which is not normally used in cooking but has a fantastic smell.
    • This balm of Gilead has a wonderful fragrance.
  • 2A tree that yields balm of Gilead.

    either of two poplars with sticky aromatic buds (Populus × gileadensis or 'candicans' and the balsam poplar, family Salicaceae)

    the balsam fir

    an Arabian tree traditionally of importance in medicine and perfumery (Commiphora gileadensis, family Burseraceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The balm-of-Gilead tree, which has mostly escaped from cultivation, is found along roadsides or streams from Newfoundland to Minnesota and Georgia.
    • Meadowsweet is really easy to pick, and the balm of gilead buds are horribly messy.
    • The air is full of birds, and sweet with the breath of the pine, the balm of Gilead, and the new hay.
    • The Balm-of-Gilead has heart-shaped leaves with rounded, slightly hairy leaf stalks.

Origin

Early 16th century: balm from a translation in Coverdale's Bible (Gen. 37:25), rendered ‘resin’ in the Vulgate; Gilead from the assumption that this resin is the substance mentioned in the Bible as coming from Gilead.

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