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noun
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of certain trees of the genus Bursera, commonly used in wood-carving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural resin
Narrower terms: courbaril copal, copalite, copaline, fossil copal, congo copal, congo gum, kauri, kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum, Zanzibar copal, anime
History
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
