Yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium.

Polish: balsam kanadyjski

Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees.

synonyms: Abies balsamea, balm of Gilead, balsam fir.

Polish: jodła balsamiczna