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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 Pe·ru·vi·an balsam /pəˌruvɪən-/ 名詞
 祕魯香脂,祕魯香膠

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pe·ru·vi·an a.  Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Peru.
 Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam.
 Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See Cinchona.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Peruvian balsam
      n : tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic
          balsam [syn: Myroxylon pereirae, Myroxylon balsamum
           pereirae]