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Aniba

noun
Ani·ba | \əˈnībə, -ēbə\

Definition of Aniba 

: a genus of tropical American trees of the family Lauraceae with aromatic foliage, inconspicuous flowers, and succulent fruit, the seeds of some having tonic properties

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First Known Use of Aniba

1838, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Aniba

borrowed from New Latin, probably borrowed from an unidentified American Indian language

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