chanar

noun

cha·​nar

chänˈyär

plural chanares

-ä(ˌ)rās

: a thorny shrub or small tree (Geoffraea decorticans) of the family Leguminosae common in central Argentina which bears sweet edible berries

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Etymology

Spanish chañar

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