Meanings
plural Canada balsams · alternative balsam Canada
- countableuncountableA turpentine made from the resin of the balsam fir tree.
Synonyms: balsam of fir, Canada turpentine
- countableuncountableThe tree itself (Abies balsamea).
I have seen a few tamaracks at odd spots, and on the Athabaska I saw a small grove of Canada balsams, the only place I ever saw them in the northwest.
1914, Ernest John Chambers, The Unexploited West
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA turpentine made from the resin of the balsam fir tree.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmedium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan bàlsam del Canadà
- bàlsam del Canadàturpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir
Finnish kanadanpalsami
- kanadanpalsamiturpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir
Cite this entry
Canada balsam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20balsam
“Canada balsam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20balsam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canada balsam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20balsam.
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