balsam

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Walcott studied the fossils by cutting them into sections of paper-thin slices of rock and attaching them to glass slides using balsam sap.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

For the Worcesters, the project was an extension of their patriotic enterprise, which includes producing more than 1 million balsam wreaths for veterans’ grave makers each holiday season.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Overpopulation of the lumbering mammals were causing their own starvation as they outstripped available balsam fir trees — their primary food during long, snowbound winters, Michigan Technological University biologists said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Here’s an old-style Bordeaux, a 50-50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot with balsam and tree bark surrounding a core of dried fruit and spice.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

She felt the dew of the forest surge through her vines, felt her balsam bark heart begin to pump with hope.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish