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lapacho
noun
la·pa·cho
\ləˈpä(ˌ)chō\
Definition of lapacho
-s
: any of several tropical American timber trees of the genera Tabebuia and Tecoma
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Origin and Etymology of lapacho
Spanish, of American Indian (probably Argentine) origin
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