dam·mar or dam·ar also dam·mer (d m  r)n. Any of various hard resins obtained from trees of the genera Shorea, Balanocarpus, and Hopea, native to southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago and used in varnishes and lacquers. [Malay damar, resin.] |
dammar, damar, dammer [ˈdæmə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp of the genera Agathis (conifers) and Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae): used for varnishes, lacquers, bases for oil paints, etc.
[from Malay damar resin]
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| Noun | 1. | dammar - any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine natural resin - a plant exudate |
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