balsam

Example Sentences

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The authority said it will be looking to create glade areas for habitat diversity and control invasive and non-native Himalayan balsam.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Walcott studied the fossils by cutting them into sections of paper-thin slices of rock and attaching them to glass slides using balsam sap.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

It was a beach day, by Maine standards — slightly overcast and moderately balmy, with a hint of balsam in the air.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2023

“That balsam grew 6 inches over the weekend,” says program manager Anika Goldner, leaning in to sniff the blossoms, which smell — believe it not — like chocolate Tootsie Pops.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

On this he rose and placed the bed of balsam near the fire, strewing sheepskins on top, and skins of goats.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer