SINCE 1828
bacury
noun
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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