copal

co·pal  (kpl, -pl)

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.

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[Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli, resin.]

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copal [ˈkəʊp^əl -pæl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers

[from Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli resin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

copal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes courbaril copal - resin from the courbaril tree natural resin - a plant exudate copaline, copalite, fossil copal - partly mineralized copal dug from the ground 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