'copaiba balsam' definitions:
Definition of 'copaiba balsam'
From: WordNet
noun
An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: copaiba, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi]
Definition of 'copaiba balsam'
From: GCIDE
- Copaiba \Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and was formerly much used in affections of the mucous membranes. It is also used in varnishes and lacquers, and in cleaning oil paintings. -- called also {balsam of copaiba}, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi, and {Jesuits' resin}. [Written also capivi.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]