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copal

/ˈkəʊp(ə)l/US/ˈkoʊpəl/

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

Noun

copal (countable and uncountable, plural copals)

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

copal meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

copal in Tamil

கோப்பால்

copal in Tagalog

tree resin
kopal

Forms of copal

pluralcopals

Origin of copal

From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

Words formed from copal

  • 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

Phrases with copal

Questions about copal

What does copal mean?
Copal means a resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
What is copal in Tamil?
Copal in Tamil is கோப்பால். See Copal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is copal?
Copal is a noun.
How do you pronounce copal?
Copal is pronounced /ˈkoʊpəl/ (US).
What is the plural of copal?
The plural of copal is copals.

Words near copal in the dictionary

  1. copaibic acid
  2. copaid
  3. copaiva
  4. copaivas
  5. copaivic acid
  6. copal
  7. copal tree
  8. copal trees
  9. copaliferous
  10. copaline
  11. copalines

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