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

“That balsam grew 6 inches over the weekend,” says program manager Anika Goldner, leaning in to sniff the blossoms, which smell — believe it not — like chocolate Tootsie Pops.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

In 1992, he began providing thousands of balsam wreaths to adorn headstones at Arlington.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 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