Sal n. Bot. An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.]
Dam·mar Dam·ma·ra n. An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine.
Dammar pine, Bot., a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis orientalis syn. Dammara orientalis), yielding dammar.