Meaning of COPAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowpul
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| | Definition: | | [n] a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes |
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| | See Also: | | anime, congo copal, congo gum, copaline, copalite, courbaril copal, fossil copal, kauri, kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin, natural resin, Zanzibar copal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}, {T. 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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