damar
noun
dam·ar ˈda-mər 
variants or dammar
: any of various resins used in varnishes and inks and obtained chiefly in Malaya and Indonesia from several timber trees (families Dipterocarpaceae and Burseraceae)
Word History
Etymology
Malay
First Known Use
1698, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
damar
noun
dam·ar
variants or dammar
ˈdam-ər
: any of various resins obtained chiefly in Malaysia and Indonesia from several timber trees (as genera Shorea and Vatica of the family Dipterocarpaceae and genus Canarium of the family Burseraceae) and used as a mounting medium in microscopy and in varnishes and inks