ba·cu·ry
variants:
or less commonly bacuri
or bakuri \
¦bäk(y)ə¦rē , ¦bak-
\
plural bacuries also bacuris or bakuris
Definition of bacury
: a tropical South American timber tree (Platonia insignis) valued for its yellowish brown wood and for its pleasantly perfumed edible fruits which yield an oil used in soapmaking
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“Bacury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacury. Accessed 11 May. 2021.
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The first known use of bacury was in 1876
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