muermo

noun

muer·​mo

ˈmwer(ˌ)mō

plural -s

1

: a tall Chilean timber tree (Eucryphia cordifolia)

2

: the hard wood of the muermo tree

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Araucan

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