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Balsamic Made Bal Sam Ik Adjective Fragrant Soothing Healing Relating

Balsamic is an adjective meaning fragrant, soothing or healing, or relating to balsam.

Balsamique est un adjectif qui signifie parfumé, apaisant ou guérisseur, ou relatif au baume.

Back balsamic /bal-SAM-ik/
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adjective
1. Fragrant.
2. Soothing or healing.
3. Relating to balsam.

[From Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamon. Balsam is any of several aromatic plant resins. Balsamic vinegar, named for its supposed health-giving properties, is a dark, sweet and sour vinegar traditionally made in the Modena region in Italy. It's made from white grapes and matured in wooden casks over several years.]

"Bussing my body with soft balsamic busses..." Walt Whitman; Leaves of Grass; 1900.

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