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galipot

American

[gal-uh-pot] / ˈgæl əˌpɒt /

Or gallipot

noun

a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.

galipot British

/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /

noun

a resin obtained from several species of pine, esp from the S European Pinus pinaster

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Etymology

Origin of galipot

1785–95; < French galipot, galipo, perhaps < Old French garipot a species of pine tree

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