Abuta

noun

Abu·​ta

əˈb(y)ütə

: a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Menispermaceae) see white pareira, yellow pareira

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Carib of French Guiana (18th century)

First Known Use

circa 1835, in the meaning defined above

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