copal

UK /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/ US /ˈkoʊpəl/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.

2

Any of certain trees of the genus Bursera, commonly used in wood-carving.

2013, Brian Belcher, Bruce M. Campbell, Anthony Cunningham, Carving out a Future Bursera aloexylon belongs to the copals, a group of trees recognized within the ethnotaxonomical Nahuatl system […]

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