imbirussú

noun

im·​bi·​rus·​sú
¦imbərə¦sü,
-rü¦sü
plural -s
: a timber tree of South and Central America that is an undetermined species of the genus Bombax and that bears pods yielding a brownish fiber similar to kapok

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese embiruçú, embirussú, from Tupi embirussú, imbirussú, from embira, imbira embira + -ussú big

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“Imbirussú.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imbiruss%C3%BA. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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