copal

/ˈkoʊpəl/

/ˈkʌʊpəl/

Other forms: copals

Definitions of copal

1. noun

   a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
   types:

   courbaril copal

   resin from the courbaril tree

   copaline, copalite, fossil copal

   partly mineralized copal dug from the ground

   congo copal, congo gum

   copal found usually as a fossil

   kauri, kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin

   resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

   Zanzibar copal, anime

   a hard copal derived from an African tree

   type of:

   natural resin

   a plant exudate