copal
nounUS /ˈkoʊpəl/ · UK /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/
Etymology From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
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 […]
- Derived terms
- Accra copal, Brazilian copal, Cameroons gum copal, Congo copal, copaliferous, copalite, copal tree, East African copal, East Indian copal, gum-copal, gum copal, jackass copal, kauri copal, Madagascar copal, Manilla copal, Niger copal, Sierra Leone copal, Sudan copal, West African copal, West African gum copal, Zanzibar copal
- Related terms
- amber