| 1. | A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Trachylobium verrucosum, and Hymenæa Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; - used chiefly in making varnishes. |
| Noun | 1. | copal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes |