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copal

noun
/ˈkoʊpəl/US/ˈkəʊp(ə)l/UK

Etymology

From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

  1. derived from copalli
  2. borrowed from copal

Definitions

  1. A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and…

    A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.

  2. Any of certain trees of the genus Bursera, commonly used in wood-carving.

    • 2013, Brian Belcher, Bruce M. Campbell, Anthony Cunningham, Carving out a Future Bursera aloexylon belongs to the copals, a group of trees recognized within the ethnotaxonomical Nahuatl system […]

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Derived

Accra copal, Brazilian copal, Cameroons gum copal, Congo copal, copaliferous, copalite, copal tree, East African copal, East Indian copal, gum-copal, gum copal, jackass copal, kauri copal, Madagascar copal, Manilla copal, Niger copal, Sierra Leone copal, Sudan copal, West African copal, West African gum copal, Zanzibar copal

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