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 Definitions of copal  [ˈkoʊ pəl, -pæl]  

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Definition of 'copal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) copal
a resin obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < MexSp < Nahuatl copalli)

Definition of 'copal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) copal
a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes


Definition of 'copal' Webster Dictionary 

1.  copal
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



'copal' - Nearby Entries  

copacetic  copaiba  copaiba balsam  copal  copaline  copalite  copartner  



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