bacury

noun ba·cu·ry

variants: or less commonly bacuri or bakuri \¦bäk(y)ə¦rē, ¦bak-\

Definition of bacury

plural bacuries also bacuris or bakuris

: 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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Origin and Etymology of bacury

Portuguese bacurí, from Tupi

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First Known Use: 1876

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