balsamine

noun

bal·​sa·​mine

ˈbȯlsəˌmēn

variants or balsamina

bȯlˈsamənə

plural -s

: garden balsam

Word History

Etymology

French balsamine, from Greek balsaminē, from balsamon balsam

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