silver balli

noun

silver bal·​li

-ˈbalē

1

: any of several timber trees of the genera Nectandra, Ocotea and Aniba of northern South America with yellowish or brown wood

2

: the wood of a silver balli

Word History

Etymology

alteration of siruaballi

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