marara

noun

ma·​ra·​ra

məˈrärə

plural -s

: an Australian tree (Weinmannia lachnocarpa) of the family Escalloniaceae that is prominently buttressed at the base and has opposite compound leaves of 3-toothed leaflets and yields a light hard wood

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

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