barbas

noun

bar·​bas

ˈbärbəs,

-bəz

plural barbas

-bəz,

-bəs

: a tropical American timber tree (Vitex longeracemosa) with yellowish brown lustrous wood

called also jocote de mico

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, literally, beards, plural of barba beard, from Latin

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