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Xylobalsamum
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Xyˊlo-bal′sa-mum
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ξύλον
wood + βάλσαμον
the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum
balsam wood, Gr. ξυλοβάλσαμον
.] (Med.)
The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (
Balsamodendron Gileadense
). U. S. Disp.
Definition 2025
xylobalsamum
xylobalsamum
English
Noun
xylobalsamum (uncountable)
- the dried twigs or fragrant wood of balm of Gilead (or balsam of Mecca)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ksy.loˈbal.sa.mum/, [ksʏ.ɫɔˈbaɫ.sa.mũ]
Noun
xylobalsamum n (genitive xylobalsamī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xylobalsamum | xylobalsama |
| genitive | xylobalsamī | xylobalsamōrum |
| dative | xylobalsamō | xylobalsamīs |
| accusative | xylobalsamum | xylobalsama |
| ablative | xylobalsamō | xylobalsamīs |
| vocative | xylobalsamum | xylobalsama |
References
- xylobalsamum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “xylobalsamum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.