What is "hymenaea courbaril"

Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ( Robinia Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.

Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a, of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree ( Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region.

Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust.

Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ( Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States.

Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a generic name of resins.
--Clavigero.] A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ( Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Trachylobium verrucosum, and Hymen[ae]a Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes.
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Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.] A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ( Hymen[ae]a courbaril), and much used by varnish makers.
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Hymenaea courbaril, the courbaril, is a tree common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes. Its hard pods have an edible dry pulp around the seeds. Its sap, known as animé, is utilized in perfumes and varnishes.