[koh-pey-buh, -pahy-buh] 
| 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. |
| co·pai·ba (kō-pĭ'bə, -pā'-) n. A transparent, often yellowish, viscous oleoresin obtained from South American trees of the genus Copaifera in the pea family, used in certain varnishes and as a fixative in some perfumes. [Spanish, from Portuguese copaíba, from Tupi cupaiba.] |
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