Copal
Pronunciation : Co"pal
Etymology : [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, Clavigero.]
Definition : Defn: A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrocosum, and Hymen?a Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. Ur
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913