A lone balsam fir stood on the snow-covered ridge, its resinous scent filling the cold air.

Every summer, my grandmother grows balsam pears on the balcony to make stir-fries and soups.

For dinner I stir-fried balsam pear with eggs and garlic, seasoning it simply with soy sauce and sesame oil.

She dabbed a little friar's balsam on the scrape to soothe the skin and inhaled its sharp, resinous scent to clear her chest.

For the vintage slide, she carefully applied balsam of fir as an adhesive to mount the specimen.

The garden balsam in the front bed attracted a dozen butterflies this summer.

The candle's comforting aroma relies on balsam of Peru, a sweet-smelling resin from Myroxylon trees used in fragrances and medicines.

The balsam apple that shaded the veranda had grown from a discarded seed and now threatened nearby native plants with its dense canopy.

After the verdict, the condemned man accepted that Abraham's balsam awaited him at dawn.

The herbalist recommended Peruvian balsam, a fragrant bitterish resin from a South American tree, for treating asthma and for scenting homemade soap.