释义 |
dam·mar noun or dam·ar also dam·mer \ˈdamə(r)\ (-s) Etymology: Malay damar 1. : any of various hard resins derived especially from evergreen trees of the genus Agathis — compare copal, kauri 2. : any of various semifossil or recent chiefly East Indian resins; especially : a soft clear to yellow recent resin obtained chiefly in Malaya from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae (especially genera Shorea, Balanocarpus, and Hopea) and used largely in varnishes and printing inks — called also gum dammar; see batu, east india resin |