COPAIBA

copaiba, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi

(noun) an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

copaiba (countable and uncountable, plural copaibas)

Any of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera

An oleoresin, extracted from such trees, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative.

Source: Wiktionary

Co*pai"ba, Co*pai"va, n. Etym: [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupaúba.] (Med.)

Definition: A more or less viscid, vellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, 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 balsam of copaiba. [Written also capivi.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition