Dominica cedar

noun

Dom·​i·​ni·​ca cedar

¦dämə¦nēkə-,

-¦nikə-

: a tropical American tree (Tabebuia bahamensis)

Word History

Etymology

from Dominica, one of the Windward islands, West Indies

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