quaruba

English edit

a quaruba tree (Vochysia ferruginea)

Etymology edit

Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown.

Noun edit

quaruba (countable and uncountable, plural quarubas)

(countable) Any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.
(uncountable) Wood from these trees.

References edit

“quaruba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Vochysia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vochysia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vochysia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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