natural resin

Noun
  1. A plant exudate (synset 114918632)
    is a type of:
    • resin, rosin - any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
    • plant product - a product made from plant material
    subtypes:
    • sandarac, sandarach - a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
    • guaiacum - medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
    • storax - a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
    • scammony - resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
    • acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides, accroides gum, accroides resin, gum accroides - an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
    • anime, gum anime - any of various resins or oleoresins
    • asafetida, asafoetida - the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
    • camphor - a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
    • cannabin, cannabis resin - a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana
    • amber - a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
    • copal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
    • damar, dammar, dammar resin, gum dammar - any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
    • colophony - translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
    • mastic - an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes
    • oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
    • gum resin - a mixture of resin and gum
    • wood tar - any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood

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