copaiba Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
    copaiba balsam; balsam capivi.

WordNet

Co*pai"ba, Co*pai"va noun (Also<
  • Copaiba
  • Copaiva
)
Etymology
Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupaúba.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A more or less viscid, vellowish 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 is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba. Written also capivi.

Webster 1913