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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine wordnet
3. 3
   A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (family Araucariaceae) and Hopea (family Dipterocarpaceae), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dammardammardammar resingum dammar

Etymology

From Malay damar. Compare Middle English dambre (“a kind of resin”).

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