balsamous

English

Etymology

balsam +‎ -ous

Adjective

balsamous (comparative more balsamous, superlative most balsamous)

  1. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam; balsamic.
    • Sterne
      a balsamous substance

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for balsamous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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