balm of Mecca

English

Noun

balm of Mecca (uncountable)

  1. Balm of Gilead, a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 167:
      Among the Arabs, an ointment, unidentified in composition, but called the Balm of Judea or of Mecca, was used as an aphrodisiac.
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