co·pal (k  p l, -p l )n. Any of several brittle aromatic yellow to red resins of recent or fossil origin, obtained from various tropical trees and used in certain varnishes. [Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli, resin.] |
copal
Noun
a resin used in varnishes
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| Noun | 1. |  copal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishescourbaril copal - resin from the courbaril tree natural resin - a plant exudate congo copal, congo gum - copal found usually as a fossil kauri, kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin - resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum anime, Zanzibar copal - a hard copal derived from an African tree |
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