Canarium pilosum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning 'hairy', referring to the soft hairs of the twigs and leaves.
Canarium pilosum grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is smooth and pale brown. The oblong fruits measure up to long.
Canarium pilosum grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland to forest.