jaguas

Noun

jagua (countable and uncountable, plural jaguas)

1. A tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean; genipap.
   • The jagua tree is, in fact, one of the most well-disbursed native trees of the rainforests.2007 June 14, Aileen Marron, Tribal Tattoos, page 7
2. The oval-shaped fruit of this tree; genipap.
   • Nothing is wasted— leaves are used to make baskets, the juice of the jagua fruit is applied as a mosquito repellent, and the river provides fresh water for bathing.2009, Crandell, Rachel, Hands of the rainforest : the emberá people of Panama, page n1
3. (uncountable) The extract of this fruit, used as a dye for temporary body art and tattoos that stain the upper layer of the skin.
   • Coordinate term: henna