dammar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
    gum dammar; dammar resin; damar.

WordNet


Dam"mar, Dam"ma*ra noun (Also<
  • Dammar
  • Dammara
)
Etymology
Jav. & Malay. damar.
Definitions
  1. An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine.

Webster 1913