COPAIBA


Meaning of COPAIBA in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ō - ' p ī -b ə , - ' p ā -

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish & Portuguese; Spanish, from Portuguese copaíba, from Tupi kopa ʔ ɨ́ β a

Date: 1712

: a stimulant oleoresin obtained from several pinnate-leaved So. American trees (genus Copaifera ) of the legume family also : one of these trees

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.