Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CO-PAI'VA, n. [Sp. and Port.]

Balsam of dopaiba or capivi, is a liquid resinous juice flowing from incisions made in the stem of a tree called Copaifera officinalis, growing in Spanish America, in the province of Antiochia. This juice is clear, transparent, of a whitish or pale yellowish color, an agreeable smell, and a bitterish pungent taste. It is of the consistence of oil, or a little thicker. As a medicine: it is corroborating and detergent. – Encyc.