Bible Dictionaries
Copal

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and Hymenaea Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; - used chiefly in making varnishes.

(2):

A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Copal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/copal.html. 1828.