buta-buta

noun

bu·​ta-bu·​ta

¦bütə¦bütə

plural -s

: a tree (Excoecaria agallocha) of the family Euphorbiaceae that is native along the coastal regions in southern Asia and has a poisonous milky juice and flowers in axillary spikes

Word History

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Malay

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