HyperDic: courbaril

English > 1 sense of the word courbaril:
NOUNplantcourbaril, Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers
English > courbaril: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWest Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood.
SynonymHymenaea courbaril
Member ofHymenaea, genus Hymenaeagenus of tropical American timber trees
Broaderlocust tree, locustAny of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Substancescourbaril copalresin from the courbaril tree
Spanishcourbaril
Catalancourbaril

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