karatas

noun

kar·​a·​tas

ˈkarəˌtas

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) with the flowers in dense terminal heads

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Karatas (especially K. plumieri)

3

-es : silk grass sense 3b

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tupi carautá, caragoatá karatas

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