| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| balsam of Tolu |
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| NOUN: | The resin, similar to balsam of Peru, of a South American tree (Myroxylon balsamum), used especially in the manufacture of perfumes and medicinally as a basis for cough preparations. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Tolú, a seaport of northwest Colombia.
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