copaiba
noun
- an aromatic resin obtained from certain South American trees (genus Copaifera) of the caesalpinia family: formerly used in medicine, now used in varnishes, etc.
- any of these trees
See copaiba in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kō-pĭˈbə, -pāˈ-)
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.
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