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Mecca balsam (medicine) and stravaig (iou)


Mecca balsam (medicine)


Mecca balsam -->
balm of Gilead


An oleoresin from Commiphora opobalsamum (family Burseraceae), probably the myrrh of the Bible; used in perfumery.

Synonym: Mecca balsam, opobalsamum.


stravaig (iou)



stravaig verb. Orig. & chiefly Scot., Anglo-Irish, & north. Also stravage, stravague. L18.
[Prob. aphet. from EXTRAVAGE.]
verb intrans. Wander about aimlessly. L18.
verb trans. Wander along (a road). M20.
stravaiger noun M18.