Meanings
damar1
noundamar (countable and uncountable, plural damars)
plural damars · alternative dammar · alternative dammara · alternative dammer
- countableuncountableA large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
- countableuncountableA clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks
- countableuncountableAny of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (family Araucariaceae) and Hopea (family Dipterocarpaceae), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.
Damar2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Similar
Broader
natural resin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Malaydamar
- Englishdamar
From Malay damar. Compare Middle English dambre (“a kind of resin”).
More words from Malay
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish damara, agatis
- damararesin obtained from trees of the genera Shorea and Symplocos
- agatisany of various trees of the genus Agathis
- soplicaany of various trees of the genus Agathis
- damaraany of various trees of the genus Agathis
Portuguese dâmar, dâmara
- dâmarresin obtained from trees of the genera Shorea and Symplocos
- dâmaraany of various trees of the genus Agathis
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Cite this entry
APA
damar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damar
MLA
“damar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damar.
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