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balsam poplar
noun
Definition of BALSAM POPLAR
: a North American poplar (Populus balsamifera) that is often cultivated as a shade tree and has buds thickly coated with an aromatic resin —called also balm of Gilead, tacamahac
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First Known Use of BALSAM POPLAR
1786
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