Balsamina

See also: balsamina and balsaminą

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin balsaminus, from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē, “a plant with an aromatic oil”), βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)).

Proper noun

Balsamina f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae – now part of Impatiens.

Further reading

• Balsamina at The Plant List
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Balsamina”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.