tuno
noun
tu·no
\ˈtü(ˌ)nō\
variants: or
tunu
\-nü\Definition of tuno
-s
1 : a Central American tree (Castilloa fallax) closely related to the Central American rubber tree but producing a nonelastic rubber
2 less commonly tuno gum : the resinous gum of the tuno tree
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Origin and Etymology of tuno
American Spanish, probably from Miskito túno
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