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What (who) is Copaiba - definition

RESIN AND ESSENTIAL OIL FROM SOUTH AMERICAN COPAIFERA TREES
Copaiba Oil; Copahu; Copaíba; Capivi balsam; Balsam of copaiba; Copaiba oil
  • ''Copaifera langsdorffii'' in a park in [[São Paulo]], Brazil

copaiba         
[k??'p??b?]
¦ noun an aromatic oil or resin used in medicines and perfumes, obtained from plants of the genus Copaifera.
Origin
C17: via Port. from Tupi copaiba, Guarani cupaiba.
Copaiba         
Copaiba is a stimulant oleoresin obtained from the trunk of several pinnate-leaved South American leguminous trees (genus Copaifera). The thick, transparent exudate varies in color from light gold to dark brown, depending on the ratio of resin to essential oil.
Copaiba         
·noun ·Alt. of Copaiva.

Wikipedia

Copaiba

Copaiba is a stimulant oleoresin obtained from the trunk of several pinnate-leaved South American leguminous trees (genus Copaifera). The thick, transparent exudate varies in color from light gold to dark brown, depending on the ratio of resin to essential oil. Copaiba is used in making varnishes and lacquers.

The balsam may be steam distilled to give copaiba oil, a colorless to light yellow liquid with the characteristic odor of the balsam and an aromatic, slightly bitter, pungent taste. The oil consists primarily of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons; its main component is β-caryophyllene. The oil also contains significant amounts of α-bergamotene, α-copaene, and β-bisabolene.

Copaiba is also a common name for several species of trees of the legume family native to Tropical Africa and North and South America.