balsam

1. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens. (countable, uncountable)
2. Any member of the balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes genera Impatiens and Hydrocera. (countable, uncountable)
3. A balsam fir (Abies balsamea). (countable, uncountable)
4. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir. (countable, uncountable)
5. Any of various traditional European herbal liqueurs, originally used medicinally. (countable, uncountable)

Plural balsams