n :  an essential oil that consists chiefly of methyl salicylate and is obtained from the bark and twigs of the sweet birch (Betula lenta) - called also betula oil , sweet-birch oil  - compare OIL OF WINTERGREEN  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  bra·chi·al 
 
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