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GUMBO-LIMBO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
Synonyms:
Bursera simaruba; gumbo-limbo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gumbo-limbo" is a kind of...):
incense tree (any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)
Holonyms ("gumbo-limbo" is a member of...):
Bursera; genus Bursera (type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi)