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copaiva - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'copaiva' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Copaiva [ n.]
- A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba.