D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Copal

/(kō"pal; 277)/ · Co·pal · IPA /ˈkoʊpəl/
01 A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Trachylobium…
  1. 1.
    A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Trachylobium verrucosum, and Hymenæa Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes.