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barbatimao

barbatimao noun: a South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.

barbatimao: a South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao),...
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Noun

barbatimao (plural barbatimaos)

  1. A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
    • One of the trees that are coming into notice is the barbatimao. The union's attention was directed toward it through a German tanner who had gone to Brazil, and the union has experimented with barbatimao bark at various tanneries, as well as ...1908, “Tanning Properties of Barbatimao Bark”, in Harness, page 4
    • These referred largely to the bark of the barbatimao. The most abundant source of tannin in the country is the mangrove. … Next in importance come angico, … and the barbatimao tree.1916, Consul General Alfred L. Moreau Gottschalk, Brazilian Tanning and Dyeing Materials, in The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, page 315

Examples of barbatimao in a sentence

  • An article in La Bourse aux Cuirs de Bruxelles mentions the use of barbatimao bark in Brazil.1919, The Leather World, page 1035:
  • They fall into three main botanical groups: the barbatimao trees, with a tannin ...1976, Brazil: Resources and Possibilities:
  • Evaluation of mutagenic and/or recombinogenic activity of extracts of barbatimao (Stryphnodendron adstringens, Mart.) in germ and somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster [...]1998, Genetics and molecular biology:

Forms of barbatimao

pluralbarbatimaos

Origin of barbatimao

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese barbatimão.

Questions about barbatimao

What does barbatimao mean?
Barbatimao means a South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
How do you use barbatimao in a sentence?
An article in La Bourse aux Cuirs de Bruxelles mentions the use of barbatimao bark in Brazil.
What part of speech is barbatimao?
Barbatimao is a noun.
What is the plural of barbatimao?
The plural of barbatimao is barbatimaos.

Words near barbatimao in the dictionary

  1. barbastels
  2. barbat
  3. barbate
  4. barbated
  5. barbatic acid
  6. barbatimao
  7. barbatimaos
  8. barbative
  9. Barbato
  10. Barbatos
  11. barbats

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