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acana

US/ˈɑ.kə.nə/

acana noun: a tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.

acana: a tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara...
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Noun

acana (plural acanas)

  1. A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.

Forms of acana

pluralacanas

Origin of acana

Borrowed from Spanish ácana, probably from Ciboney languages or Taíno.

Questions about acana

What does acana mean?
Acana means a tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
What part of speech is acana?
Acana is a noun.
How do you pronounce acana?
Acana is pronounced /ˈɑ.kə.nə/ (US).
What is the plural of acana?
The plural of acana is acanas.

Words near acana in the dictionary

  1. acampomelic
  2. Acampora
  3. Acamporas
  4. acamprosate
  5. acampsia
  6. acana
  7. acanaceous
  8. acanaloniid
  9. acanaloniids
  10. acanas
  11. acanonical

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