NOUN | plant | gumbo-limbo, Bursera simaruba | tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes |
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Sounds | gah'mbowlih'mbow | |
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Rhymes | akimbo ... turbot: 25 rhymes with bow... |
Meaning | Tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes. | |
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Synonym | Bursera simaruba | |
Member of | Bursera, genus Bursera | type genus of Burseraceae |
Broader | incense tree | Any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense |
Spanish | gumbo-limbo |
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