Found 2 items, similar to copaiba.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: copaiba
copaiba
n : an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn:
copaiba balsam
,
balsam capivi]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Copaiba
Copaiba
\Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva
\Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. &
Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.)
A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin
of several species of
Copaifera, a genus of trees growing
in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and
diuretic, and was formerly much used in affections of the
mucous membranes. It is also used in varnishes and lacquers,
and in cleaning oil paintings. -- called also
balsam of copaiba
,
copaiba balsam,
balsam capivi, and
Jesuits' resin
. [Written also
capivi.]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]