balm of Gilead (English, noun)
expansion: balm of Gilead (uncountable)
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glosses: A rare perfume produced in Gilead and used medicinally, mentioned in the Bible. It is sometimes thought to have come from the plant Commiphora gileadensis, and sometimes from a terebinth tree in the genus Pistacia.
tags: uncountable
glosses: A remedy believed to cure all disease; panacea.
tags: figuratively
uncountable
glosses: Any plant of species Cedronella canariensis, family Lamiaceae, native to Macaronesia.
tags: uncountable
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