ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Damar

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Damar is a noun meaning A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.

Meaning

A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.

More Meanings

  1. A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks
  2. Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (family Araucariaceae) and Hopea (family Dipterocarpaceae), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.

Word Forms

Synonyms for damar

Depending on context, synonyms include dammar, gum dammar.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dammar, gum dammar, varnish, dammara, dammer, azedarach.

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