copaiba

noun

co·​pai·​ba kō-ˈpī-bə  -ˈpā- 

: a stimulant oleoresin obtained from several pinnate-leaved South American trees (genus Copaifera) of the legume family

also : one of these trees

Examples of copaiba in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Planted with thousands of native copaiba trees and exotic jackfruits, those blighted hills would eventually become the Tijuca National Park, the largest urban forest in the world. —Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish & Portuguese; Spanish, from Portuguese copaíba, from Tupi kopaʔɨ́βa

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

copaiba

noun

co·​pai·​ba kō-ˈpī-bə  -ˈpā-; ˌkō-pə-ˈē-bə 

: an oleoresin obtained from several pinnate-leaved South American leguminous trees (genus Copaifera) that has a stimulant action on mucous membranes

also : one of these trees