BALSAMINE
Bal"sam*ine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsam plant.]
(Bot.)
Defn: The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
BALSAMOUS
Bal"sam*ous, a.
Defn: Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. "A balsamous substance." Sterne.
BALTER
Bal"ter, v. t. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. Cf. Bloodboltered.]
Defn: To stick together.[Obs.] Holland.
BALTIC
Bal"tic, a. Etym: [NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from
certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See
Belt.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.
BALTIMORE BIRD; BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Bal"ti*more bird`. Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; — called also golden robin.