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单词 copal
释义

copal

/ˈkəʊp(ə)l /
noun [mass noun]
Resin from any of a number of tropical trees, used to make varnish.
  • The resin is obtained from trees in the families Leguminosae (genera Guibourtia, Copaifera, and Trachylobium) and Araucariaceae (genus Agathis).
In one culture a shaman uses tobacco, sage or cannabis, in others copal, frankincense, sandalwood, cedar, juniper or pine....
  • Her breath reeked of scalded sugar, copal, and agave.
  • The book begins by defining amber and differentiating it from copal or more recent and, as yet, undistilled resin.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Spanish from Nahuatl copalli 'incense'.

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