imbirussú
noun
im·bi·rus·sú
\¦imbərə¦sü, -rü¦sü\
Definition of imbirussú
-s
: a timber tree of South and Central America that is an undetermined species of the genus Bombax and that bears pods yielding a brownish fiber similar to kapok
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Origin and Etymology of imbirussú
Portuguese embiruçú, embirussú, from Tupi embirussú, imbirussú, from embira, imbira embira + -ussú big
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