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bumelia
noun
bu·me·lia
\byüˈmēlēə\
Definition of bumelia
1 capitalized : a genus of tough spiny American trees and shrubs (family Sapotaceae) that bear edible berries
2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Bumelia
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Origin and Etymology of bumelia
New Latin, from Latin, ash, from Greek boumelia
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