Copal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}, {Trachylobium verrucosum}, and {Hymen[ae]a
     Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in


     Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  copal
       n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes