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copal

in tropical regions subfossil tree resin long used as incense and for making varnish
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copal

Summary

copal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • copal is made of carbohydrate[2].
  • copal is a type of organic non-mineral compound[3].
  • copal is a type of organic matter[4].
  • copal is a type of chemical substance[5].
  • copal is a type of natural resin[6].
  • copal is part of tragacanth[7].
  • copal is used for incense[8].
  • copal is used for color[9].
  • copal is used for lacquer[10].
  • copal's Commons category is recorded as Copal[11].
  • copal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • copal's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • copal's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include organic non-mineral compound[3], organic matter[4], chemical substance[5], and natural resin[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include incense[8], color[9], and lacquer[10]. copal is part of tragacanth[7].

Why It Matters

copal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[1] copal has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] copal is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q37810035. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → tragacanth
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562862405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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