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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kauri resin \Kauri resin\, gum \gum\, or copal \copal\ A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr Mexican copalli a generic name of resins. --Clavigero.] A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium Hornemannianum}, {T. verrucosum}, and {Hymen[ae]a Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: copal n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
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