Kauri resin \Kauri resin\, gum \gum\, or copal \copal\
A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow
or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It
is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium
Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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