noun
or dam·ar also dam·mer ˈdamə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: Malay damar
1. : any of various hard resins derived especially from evergreen trees of the genus Agathis — compare copal , kauri
2. : any of various semifossil or recent chiefly East Indian resins ; especially : a soft clear to yellow recent resin obtained chiefly in Malaya from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae (especially genera Shorea, Balanocarpus, and Hopea ) and used largely in varnishes and printing inks — called also gum dammar ; see batu , east india resin