NOUN | plant | Hymenaea courbaril, courbaril | West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers |
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Meaning | West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood. | |
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Synonym | courbaril | |
Member of | Hymenaea, genus Hymenaea | genus of tropical American timber trees |
Broader | locust tree, locust | Any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae |
Substances | courbaril copal | resin from the courbaril tree |
Spanish | courbaril | |
Catalan | courbaril |
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