natural resin

/ˌnætʃərəl ˌrɛzən/

Definitions of natural resin

1. noun

   a plant exudate
   types:

   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

   courbaril copal

   resin from the courbaril tree

   labdanum, ladanum

   a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative

   elemi, gum elemi

   fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense

   gum myrrh, myrrh, sweet cicely

   aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

   Sonora gum

   acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush

   copaline, copalite, fossil copal

   partly mineralized copal dug from the ground

   congo copal, congo gum

   copal found usually as a fossil

   kauri, kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin

   resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

   Zanzibar copal, anime

   a hard copal derived from an African tree

   balsam

   a scented sap used in medicines and perfumes

   Canada balsam

   yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium

   gum terpentine, turpentine

   obtained from conifers (especially pines)

   balsam capivi, copaiba, copaiba balsam

   an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments

   asa dulcis, benjamin, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin

   gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

   bdellium

   aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

   gamboge

   a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

   gum labdanum, labdanum

   a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses

   oleoresin capiscum

   an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant

   pine tar

   a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood

   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