Definition of Myroxylon balsamum

1. Noun. Medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork.

Exact synonyms: Myroxylon Toluiferum, Tolu Balsam Tree, Tolu Tree
Group relationships: Genus Myroxylon, Myroxylon
Terms within: Balsam Of Tolu, Tolu, Tolu Balsam
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myroxylon Balsamum

Myricaria germanica
Myriophyllum
Myristica
Myristica fragrans
Myristicaceae
Myrmecia
Myrmecobius
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecophaga
Myrmecophaga jubata
Myrmecophagidae
Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmidon
Myroxylon balsamum (current term)
Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
Myroxylon pereirae
Myroxylon toluiferum
Myrrhis
Myrrhis odorata
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine
Myrtaceae
Myrtales
Myrtillocactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Myrtle
Myrtus
Myrtus communis

Literary usage of Myroxylon balsamum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry and Analysis of Drugs and Medicines by Henry Corbin Fuller (1920)
"Quino-quino Myroxylon balsamum var J. punctatum (Baill). They tabulate the analysis of these bodies as follows: A sample labeled " synthetic " gave: ..."

2. Pharmazeutische Zentralhalle für Deutschland (1910)
"Asa foetida Ferula Asa foetida L., Ferula nar- thex Boissier und Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel. Balsamum peruvianum Myroxylon balsamum L. (Harms) var. ..."

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