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Definition of Dammar
1. Noun. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine.
Definition of Dammar
1. n. 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.
Definition of Dammar
1. a hard resin [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dammar
1. A resin resembling copal, obtained from various species of Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) in the East Indies; used, dissolved in chloroform, for mounting microscopic specimens. Origin: Hind. Damar, resin (05 Mar 2000)