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Eperua
noun
Eper·ua
\ə̇ˈper(y)əwə\
Definition of Eperua
: a small genus of tropical South American timber trees (family Leguminosae) having leathery leaflets, large white, red, or purple flowers in panicled racemes, and a rather woody 2-valved 2-seeded legume — see wallaba
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Origin and Etymology of eperua
New Latin, of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi eperu, a species of Eperua
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