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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
piney \pin"ey\, a. of east indian origin.
   a term used in designating an east indian tree the vateria
   indica or piney tree, of the order dipterocarpeae, which
   grows in malabar, etc. or its products.
   1913 webster

   piney dammar, piney resin, piney varnish, a pellucid,
      fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney
      tree vateria indica when wounded. it is used as a
      varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for
      incense and for amber. called also liquid copal, and
      white dammar.

   piney tallow, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,
      obtained from the roasted seeds of the vateria indica;
      called also dupada oil.

   piney thistle bot., a plant atractylis gummifera,
      from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance
      exudes.
      1913 webster
see also:
vateria indica dipterocarpeae piney dammar piney resin piney varnish vateria indica 
liquid copal white dammar piney tallow dupada oil piney thistle 
atractylis gummifera 

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