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copal
n.
friable aromatic resin of the Copal tree used in varnishes
Copal
Copal is a name given to tree
resin from the copal tree
Protium copal (
Burseraceae) that is particularly identified with the aromatic resins used by the cultures of
pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned
incense and other purposes. More generally, the term
copal describes resinous substances in an intermediate stage of
polymerization and hardening between "gummier" resins and
amber. The word
copal is derived from the
Nahuatl language word
, meaning "
incense".
copal
Noun
1. a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
(hypernym) natural resin
(hyponym) courbaril copal
copal
nm.
copal
Copal
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and Hymenaea Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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