tenio
noun
te·nio
\tə̇ˈnēˌō\
Definition of tenio
-s
1 : a timber tree (Weinmannia trichosperma) of southern South America
2 : the rosy-brown wood of the tenio that resembles that of the sweet birch
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Origin and Etymology of tenio
Spanish teníu
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