camara

noun

cam·​a·​ra

ˈkamərə,

¦kamə¦rä

plural -s

1

: the hard and durable wood of the tonka-bean tree and other plants of the genus Dipteryx

2

: the camara nutmeg tree

3

: a tropical American shrub (Lantana camara) having showy yellow-orange tubular flowers

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese camará, from Tupi

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