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opobalsam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
opobal-sam
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aromatic resinous juice of Commiphora opobalsamum (balm of Gilead).

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin opobalsamum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

opobalsams (plural) opobalsamum (alternative)

Questions

What does opobalsam mean?
The aromatic resinous juice of Commiphora opobalsamum (balm of Gilead).
Where does opobalsam come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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