DAMAR

dammar, gum dammar, damar, dammar resin

(noun) any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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 (Dipterocarpaceae family) and Symplocos (Symplocaceae family), used in varnishes and inks

Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (Araucariaceae family) and Hopea (Dipterocarpaceae family), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.

Anagrams

• Drama, Madar, drama

Source: Wiktionary


Dam"ar, n.

Definition: See Dammar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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