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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. cupaĂşba.] (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
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