Guarea

noun

Gua·​rea

ˈgwärēə

: a genus of chiefly tropical American trees or shrubs (family Meliaceae) with pinnate leaves, small clustered flowers, and capsular fruits

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from American Spanish guara

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