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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name in the Philippine Islands of Dammara Philippinensis, a coniferous tree yielding dammar-resin. Also called dammar. See Dammara and Philippine dammar.

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  • The galagala or piayo (Agathis orantifolia Salisb.) produces a resin which is used for burning, for lighting and for the manufacture of varnishes.

    --Report of the Philippine Commission to the President, 1901, vol. 3, p. 282

    April 6, 2008