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Alt. of Copaiva

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  1. n. Alt. of Copaiva
  2. n. an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
  3. 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.]
  4. n. an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments