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copals

copals is the plural 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

Phrases with copals

Questions about copals

What is copals the plural of?
Copals is the plural of copal.

Words near copals in the dictionary

  1. copalite
  2. copalites
  3. copalm
  4. copalms
  5. Copalnic-Mănăștur
  6. copals
  7. copalxocotl
  8. copan
  9. Copanaguastla
  10. copanelist
  11. copanelists

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