HyperDic: hymenaea_courbaril

English > 1 sense of the expression Hymenaea courbaril:
NOUNplantHymenaea courbaril, courbarilWest Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers
English > Hymenaea 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.
Synonymcourbaril
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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