guao

noun

ˈgwau̇

plural -s

: any of certain small tropical American trees constituting a genus Comocladia of the family Anacardiaceae, having odd-pinnate often spiny leaves, hard heavy reddish wood, and a caustic sap that poisons on contact, and yielding tannins and a dye extract see maiden plum

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish (Cuba), from Taino

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