Copal

Definition:

  • () A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and Hymenaea Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes.

Compare copal with other words:

copal vs. opal

copal vs. nopal

coal vs. copal

copal vs. coral

copal vs. varnish

copal vs. tree

copal vs. exudation

copal vs. resinous