tolu

Balsam of Tolu.

A balsam obtained from incisions through the bark of Myroxylon Toluifera, an evergreen tree 60 or 80 feet high, found in the uplands of the United States of Colombia.

A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under balsam.

a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.

The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups