English Explanatory Dictionary

balm of Gilead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare perfume produced in Gilead and used medicinally, mentioned in the Bible, sometimes thought to have derived from the plant Commiphora gileadensis, and sometimes from a terebinth tree in the genus Pistacia.
  2. A remedy believed to cure all disease; a panacea.
  3. Any plant of the species Cedronella canariensis, family Lamiaceae, native to Macaronesia.

Word forms

balm of Gilead

Synonyms

balm of Judea balm of Mecca balsam of Gilead balsam of Judea balsam of Mecca
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