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Definition of Balsam willow

1. Noun. Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balsam Willow

Literary usage of Balsam willow

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

1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... smooth dark green above, whitened and very net-veined below. A willow, 4-10 feet high, of the North (Labrador, etc.). balsam willow (575) — Salix balsam ..."

2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"68, east to NB and Me. and little less southward. 2. Corkwood, pg. 97. 3. Black Cotton-wood, pg, 92. 4. Me.fii.an Walnut, pg. 101. SO. i. balsam willow, pg. ..."

3. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"The balsam willow we shall know by the fragrant coating of wax, or balsam, on its young shoots and buds. Its broad leaves are blunt at the tip, ..."

4. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"The balsam willow we shall know by the fragrant coating of wax, or balsam, on its young shoots and buds. Its broad leaves are blunt at the tip, ..."

5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"... dry soil or stream borders. Distribution, throughout British America and south to New Jersey, Nebraska and Utah. The balsam willow (5. ..."

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