seringa

/sɛˈʁiŋɡɐ/

Definitions

1. noun

A tree of the genus Copaifera, native to South America, whose resin is used for medicinal purposes.

“The indigenous community harvests the resin from the seringa tree for traditional medicine.”

2. noun

A person who collects or harvests the resin from the seringa tree, often for commercial purposes.

“The seringa collector has been working in the forest for years, carefully extracting the resin from the trees.”

Synonyms

  • copaiba tree
  • resin collector

Antonyms

  • deforester
  • polluter