buta-buta

noun

bu·ta-bu·ta | \ ¦bütə¦bütə\

plural -s

Definition of buta-buta

: a tree (Excoecaria agallocha) of the family Euphorbiaceae that is native along the coastal regions in southern Asia and has a poisonous milky juice and flowers in axillary spikes

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