1. small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed; [syn: balsam willow, Salix pyrifolia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
balsam willow
n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves
exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: balsam
willow, Salix pyrifolia]