Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
copaiba .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A balsam of the Spanish West Indies. See
copaiba .
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- noun Alternative form of
copaiba .
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Examples
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Commanded by a Captain John Turner, the Helen held a cargo of rubber, cocoa, broom fiber, and resinous balsam from the capivi tree.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Commanded by a Captain John Turner, the Helen held a cargo of rubber, cocoa, broom fiber, and resinous balsam from the capivi tree.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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"Ha!" said the Governor, coming out in his pyjamas, "we'll be giving you capivi in another three months, my friend."
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Here the white-crested maroudi, which is never found in the Demerara, is pretty plentiful; and here grows the tree which produces the moran, sometimes called balsam-capivi.
Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823
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This country may possibly produce many valuable drugs; but we could not find any in the apothecaries shops, except pariera brava, and balsam capivi; both of which were excellent in their kind, and sold at a very low price.
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