vateria indica

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vateria indica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.]
     A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica
      or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpe[ae], which
     grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Piney dammar, Piney resin, Piney varnish, a pellucid,
        fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney
        tree (Vateria Indica) when wounded. It is used as a
        varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for
        incense and for amber. Called also liquid copal, and
        white dammar.
  
     Piney tallow, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,
        obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica;
        called also dupada oil.
  
     Piney thistle (Bot.), a plant (Atractylis gummifera),
        from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance
        exudes.
        [1913 Webster]