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Copaiba

Copaiba Meaning & Definition
Copaiba Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Copaiba?

[n] an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments

Synonyms | Synonyms for Copaiba: balsam capivi | copaiba balsam

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See Also | oleoresin

Copaiba In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of {Copaifera}, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also {balsam of copaiba}. [Written also {capivi}.]

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