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COURBARIL
courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril
(noun) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
courbaril (plural courbarils)
Hymenaea courbaril, a South American tree.
(uncountable, dated) Animé, the resin of the tree, used in varnishes.
Anagrams
• orbicular
Source: Wiktionary
Cour"ba*ril (kr"b-rl), n. Etym: [F. courbaril, from a South American word.]
Definition: See Animé, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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