quaruba

English

a quaruba tree (Vochysia ferruginea)

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown.

Noun

quaruba (countable and uncountable, plural quarubas)

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

References

• “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