balsamic

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/

Etymology: From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and balmy.

Producing balsam.
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
“[…] the Souls of men also shall then catch life from the more pure and Balsamick parts of the Earth, and be cloathed again in terrestriall bodies […]”
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
“he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows.”

Etymology: From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and balmy.

Balsamic vinegar.
“Emilia-Romagna is home to fabled Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and aged balsamics.”