limoncillo

noun

li·​mon·​ci·​llo

ˌlēmōnˈsē(ˌ)(y)ō

plural -s

1

a

: any of several tropical American fruit or timber trees

b

Puerto Rico : bayberry sense 1

2

Southwest : any of several yellow-flowered composite plants (genus Pectis) with strongly lemon-scented foliage

especially : chinchweed

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish limón lemon, from Arabic laymūn

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