tolu

T1O1L1U1

noun

The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

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balsam of tolutolu balsam
OriginSpanish Tolú →
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Meanings

nountolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

plural tolus

  1. countableuncountableThe resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups

Similar
balsam of tolutolu balsam
Broader
balsam

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. SpanishTolú“town in Colombia where the tree is found”
  2. Englishtolu

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

loutToulLutoTulo
Cite this entry
APA

tolu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolu

MLA

“tolu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tolu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolu.

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