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Meaning of COPAL

Pronunciation:  'kowpul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
 

COPAL is a 5 letter word that starts with C.

 

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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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