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Definition of Xylobalsamum

Xylobalsamum
Xylobalsamum Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + ? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. ?.] (Med.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense). --U. S. Disp.

Meaning of Xylobalsamum from wikipedia

- Opopanax is the commercial name of bisabol or bissabol, the fragrant oleo-gum-resin of Commiphora guidottii. It has been a major export article from Somalia...
- Martialis, Statius, Juvenal) for the resinous juice of the balsam tree, and xylobalsamum (Pliny, Scribonius Largus, Celsus) for balsam wood, all derived from...