English

Adjective

balsamic ‎(not comparable)

1. Producing balsam.
2. Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
3. Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 14:

     he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows.

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Noun

balsamic ‎(plural balsamics)

1. A balsamic vinegar.