copaiba

(kō pābə, -pī-)

noun

  1. an aromatic resin obtained from certain South American trees (genus Copaifera) of the caesalpinia family: formerly used in medicine, now used in varnishes, etc.
  2. any of these trees

Origin: Sp & Port < Tupí cupaiba

See copaiba in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A transparent, often yellowish, viscous oleoresin obtained from South American trees of the genus Copaifera in the pea family, used in certain varnishes and as a fixative in some perfumes.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Portuguese copaíba

Origin: , from Tupi cupaiba

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