3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kauri resin \Kauri resin\, gum \gum\, or copal \copal\
A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow
or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It
is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}, {T. verrucosum}, and {Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
copal
n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
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