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Copal

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varnishnoun	A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
gumnoun	(chiefly uncountable) Chewing gum.
copalmnoun	Archaic form of copal. [A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.]
copaibanoun	An oleoresin, extracted from such trees, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative.
animénoun	The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes.
capulinnoun	The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
zanzibar copalnoun	Copal obtained from Hymenaea verrucosa.
tacamahacnoun	Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) or balm of Gilead.
amber treenoun	Hymenaea verrucosa (Fabaceae), a New World tree producing copal.
copalxocotlnoun	A plant used as soap in Aztec culture, probably Cyrtocarpa procera.
jatobanoun	The wood of the courbaril tree, highly desirable for flooring and specialty uses because of its hardness.
guaiacumnoun	Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
tacamahacanoun	Alternative form of tacamahac. [A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae (Bursera tomentosa and Icica tacamahaca), from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, or from the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).]
guapinolnoun	Synonym of courbaril (“South American tree”).
cow-treenoun	(botany) Any of various South American trees which, when wounded, exude a rich milky liquid.
courbarilnoun	Hymenaea courbaril, a South American tree.
copeinoun	The copaiba tree.
tacamahacknoun	Archaic form of tacamahac. [A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae (Bursera tomentosa and Icica tacamahaca), from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, or from the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).]
logwoodnoun	A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.
tacmahacknoun	Archaic form of tacamahac. [A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae (Bursera tomentosa and Icica tacamahaca), from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, or from the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).]