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Copal

Copal Meaning & Definition
Copal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Copal?

[n] a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes

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See Also | anime | congo copal | congo gum | copaline | copalite | courbaril copal | fossil copal | kauri | kauri copal | kauri gum | kauri resin | natural resin | Zanzibar copal

Copal In Webster's Dictionary

\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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