Aniba

noun

Ani·​ba

əˈnībə,

-ēbə

: a genus of tropical American trees of the family Lauraceae with aromatic foliage, inconspicuous flowers, and succulent fruit, the seeds of some having tonic properties

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, probably borrowed from an unidentified American Indian language

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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