guacimo

noun

gua·​ci·​mo

ˈgwäsəˌmō

variants or guacima or guasima

-səmə

or huasima

ˈwä-

plural -s

: any of several tropical American timber trees especially of the genus Guazuma (as G. ulmifolia) having inner bark that yields a mucilaginous substance used in medicine and a tough bast from which cordage is made

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish guácimo, guácima, guásima, guázuma, from Taino guácima, guaçúm

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