ombu

noun

om·​bu

ämˈbü

plural -s

: a large herbaceous South American tree (Phytolacca dioica) having an immensely broad trunk, soft spongy wood, and dark green oval leaves

Word History

Etymology

Spanish ombú, from Guarani umbú

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