dagame

noun

da·​ga·​me

variants or degame

dəˈgä(ˌ)mā

plural -s

: a tropical American timber tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum) whose wood is used especially for building and tools and constitutes one of the lancewoods of commerce

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish dagame

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