agoniada

noun

ago·​ni·​a·​da

ə-ˌgō-nē-ˈä-də,

-ˈa-

variants or agoniada bark

plural -s

: the bark of a tropical South American shrub (Plumieria lancifolia) yielding plumieride

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese agoniada

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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