n.
Any of various hard resins obtained from trees of the genera Shorea, Balanocarpus, and Hopea, native to southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago and used in varnishes and lacquers.
[Malay damar, resin.]
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dam·mar or dam·ar also dam·mer (dăm'ər) 
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n.
Any of various hard resins obtained from trees of the genera Shorea, Balanocarpus, and Hopea, native to southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago and used in varnishes and lacquers.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Synonyms: dammar, gum dammar, dammar resin
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Damar can refer to:
- Damar gum, also dammar gum, a resin produced by the Dipterocarpaceae family of trees
- Damar Island, an island of Indonesia, part of the Barat Daya Islands
- Damar, Kansas, United States
- Damar (North Maluku), a lesser island in North Maluku province, Indonesia.
- Damar (Star Trek), a character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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