damar
damar noun: a large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
Noun
damar (countable and uncountable, plural damars)
- A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
- A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks
- Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (family Araucariaceae) and Hopea (family Dipterocarpaceae), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.
Proper noun capitalized: Damar
Damar (plural Damars)
- A male given name.
Forms of damar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | damars |
| alternative form | dammar |
| alternative form | dammara |
| alternative form | dammer |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Damars |
Origin of damar
From Malay damar. Compare Middle English dambre (“a kind of resin”).
Questions about damar
- What does damar mean?
- Damar means a large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
- What part of speech is damar?
- Damar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of damar?
- The plural of damar is damars.
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