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angico

angico noun: a leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.

Noun

angico (plural angicos)

  1. A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
    • Scattered about everywhere, bundles of angico bark, scored through with the aid of a hammer and a knife.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 66
    • I recorded that rock cavies were known to eat the bark of the angico tree, a local tree with a bark rich in tannins that was used to tan goat hides.2009, Michael A. Mares, A Desert Calling, page 190

Forms of angico

pluralangicos

Origin of angico

From Portuguese angico.

Questions about angico

What does angico mean?
Angico means a leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
What part of speech is angico?
Angico is a noun.
What is the plural of angico?
The plural of angico is angicos.

Words near angico in the dictionary

  1. Angevines
  2. Angevins
  3. Angheluta
  4. Angi
  5. angi-
  6. angico
  7. Angie
  8. angiectases
  9. angiectasia
  10. angiectasias
  11. angiectasis

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