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balsam capivi

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bal⋅sam ca⋅pi⋅vi

[kuh-pee-vee, -pahy-]
–noun
copaiba.

co⋅pai⋅ba

[koh-pey-buh, -pahy-buh]
–noun
an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions.


Origin:
1705–15; < Sp < Pg < Tupi cupaiba
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Main Entry: co·pai·ba
Pronunciation: kO-'pI-b&, -'pA-; "kO-p&-'E-b&
Function: noun
: an oleoresin obtained from severalpinnate-leaved So. American leguminous trees (genus Copaifera) that has a stimulant action on mucous membranes; also : one of these trees
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