copaiba

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An oleoresin, from South American trees of the genus Copaifera, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative
{n} a tree and its juice which is a transparent resin
It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; called also balsam of copaiba
an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
{i} type of resin used in varnish and formerly in medicine
A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies