anacahuita
anacahuite
\", -ēˌtā\Definition of anacahuita
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: a small aromatic tree (Cordia boissieri) found in Texas and Mexico, having yellowish white flowers, and used medicinally
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Origin and Etymology of anacahuita
borrowed from Mexican Spanish anacahuita, anacahuite, nacahuita, nacahuite, probably borrowed from Nahuatl āmacuahuitl “tree (as Ficus insipida and related species) from which bark for paper is obtained,” from āmatl “paper” + cuahuitl “tree”
First Known Use: 1861
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