Definition of Copal. Meaning of Copal. Synonyms of Copal

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Definition of Copal

copal
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.
Copal
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.

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