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Canada balsam is an oleoresin obtained from
Canada balsam is an oleoresin obtained from
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The correct option is A Abies balsamea
Abies balsamea growing in Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada, is the source of balsam fir gum or Canada balsam. It is also called as Canada turpentine and is actually a turpentine, belonging to the class of oleoresins (natural products consisting of a resin dissolved in an essential oil).Canada balsam is a yellowish, or faintly greenish, transparent, viscid liquid, of an agreeable, terebinthinate odor, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. When exposed to the air, it gradually dries, forming a transparent mass and is an important cement, particularly in microscopy for mounting specimens and for glass in optical work.
So, the correct answer is 'Abies balsamea'
Abies balsamea growing in Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada, is the source of balsam fir gum or Canada balsam. It is also called as Canada turpentine and is actually a turpentine, belonging to the class of oleoresins (natural products consisting of a resin dissolved in an essential oil).
Canada balsam is a yellowish, or faintly greenish, transparent, viscid liquid, of an agreeable, terebinthinate odor, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. When exposed to the air, it gradually dries, forming a transparent mass and is an important cement, particularly in microscopy for mounting specimens and for glass in optical work.
So, the correct answer is 'Abies balsamea'
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