balm

balm

1. any of various oily aromatic resinous substances obtained from certain tropical trees and used for healing and soothing

2. any plant yielding such a substance, esp the balm of Gilead

3. an aromatic Eurasian herbaceous plant, Melissa officinalis, having clusters of small fragrant white two-lipped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

4. any aromatic or oily substance used for healing or soothing

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balm

[bäm]

(geology)

A concave cliff or precipice that forms a shelter.

(medicine)

A soothing or healing medication.

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BALM

(language)

(Block And List Manipulation) An extensible language, developed by Malcolm Harrison in 1970, with LISP-like features and ALGOL-like syntax, for CDC 6600.

["The Balm Programming Language", Malcolm Harrison, Courant Inst, May 1973].

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