balsama
Dictionary entries
- Entry →balsamum, balsami:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
balsam; balsam tree/gum (aromatic resin used as unguent/salve); balsam; balm;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Spuma vocor nitri. Graecus es? aphronitrum. LIX Opobalsama. Balsama me capiunt, haec sunt unguenta virorum: Delicias Cosmi..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Bellus homo est, flexos qui digerit ordine crines, balsama qui semper, cinnama semper olet; cantica qui Nili..."
