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gum·bo-lim·bo | \ ˌgəm-bō-ˈlim-(ˌ)bō 
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\Definition of gumbo-limbo
: a tree (Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and the American tropics that has a smooth coppery bark and supplies a reddish resin used locally in cements and varnishes
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