abietin

[ABIES.] A neutral resin, extracted from Canada balsam and Strasburg turpentine: the former the product of Abies balsamea, the Balm of Gilead fir; and the latter of A. pice a, the silver fir. [ABIETIC ACID.] ab-i-ě-ti-nse, s. pl. [ABIES.] Bot. The first sub-division of the coniferous order of Gymnosperms. It is characterised by inverted ovules and oval-curved pollen. The most noteworthy genera are Pinus , Abies , and Araucaria . [PINACEE.]