ipilipil

noun

ipil·​ipil

ˌēpəˈlēpəl

plural -s

: a tropical leguminous shrub (Leucaena glauca) used especially in the Philippines as a means of controlling various undesirable grasses in pastures and rangelands

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog ipil ípil

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