Balsam vs Balsa - What's the difference?
balsam | balsa |
A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
A plant or tree yielding such substance.
A soothing ointment.
Something soothing.
A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens .
A balsam fir.
Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
A large tree, , native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
As nouns the difference between balsam and balsa
is that balsam is {{cx|chiefly|UK|lang=en}} A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants while balsa is a large tree, species: Ochroma lagopus, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.As a verb balsam
is to treat or anoint with balsam.balsam
English
Alternative forms
*Noun
- ''Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows