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copalm

copalm is the archaic form of copal.

Meaning of copal

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

Forms of copalm

pluralcopalms

Questions about copalm

What is copalm the archaic form of?
Copalm is the archaic form of copal.

Words near copalm in the dictionary

  1. copalines
  2. Copalis
  3. Copalises
  4. copalite
  5. copalites
  6. copalm
  7. copalms
  8. Copalnic-Mănăștur
  9. copals
  10. copalxocotl
  11. copan

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