Found 2 items, similar to copal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: copal copal n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
English → English (gcide) 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. [1913 Webster]