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De - Pt| English Dictionary: copal | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for copal | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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Copal \Co"pal\ (k[omac]"p[ait]l; 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[91]a Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure. | |
