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Copaiba

//ˌkəʊpaɪˈiːbə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments wordnet
  3. 3
    An oleoresin, extracted from such trees, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese copaíba, borrowed from Old Tupi kopa'yba, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kopaʔɨβ + Old Tupi -a.

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