Found 2 items, similar to Copal.
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Definition: copal
copal
n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
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Definition: Copal
Copal
\Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (
Trachylobium Hornemannianum
,
Trachylobium verrucosum, and
Hymen[ae]a Courbaril
), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
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