English dictionary
copaiba
/k/oU/'p/eI/b/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of <i>Copaifera</i>, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also <i>balsam of copaiba</i>.
Source: webster1913