white dammar

white dammar
Piney Pin"ey, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. [1913 Webster]

{Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and {white dammar}.

{Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica}; called also {dupada oil}.

{Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • white dammarapine — baltasis agatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Araukarijinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Agathis dammara), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Agathis alba; Agathis dammara angl. Amboina pine; dammar; dammar …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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  • Piney dammar — Piney Pin ey, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. [1913 Webster] {Piney dammar}, {Piney… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black dammar — tamsusis kanaris statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burserinių šeimos kaučiukinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Canarium strictum), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Canarium strictum angl. black dammar; black dhup; Indian white… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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