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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