guarabu

noun

gua·​ra·​bu

¦gwärə¦bü

plural -s

: any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genus Astronium (family Anacardiaceae) having heavy hard wood with close grain

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese guarabú, from Tupi

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