copal

(kō′pəl, -pal′)

noun

fossil resin and other hard resins from tropical trees, used in varnishes and lacquers

Origin: Sp < Nahuatl copalli, resin

See copal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several brittle aromatic yellow to red resins of recent or fossil origin, obtained from various tropical trees and used in certain varnishes.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl copalli, resin

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