mangabeira

noun

man·​ga·​bei·​ra

ˌmaŋgəˈbārə

plural -s

: a Brazilian vine (Hancornia speciosa) of the family Apocynaceae having a milky juice that yields a rubber

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, from mangaba fruit of the mangabeira, from Tupi mangaba, mangahiba

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