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kamachili

kamachili noun: a fast-growing tree found in the tropics (Pithecolobium dulce) whose bark is used in tanning.

kamachili: a fast-growing tree found in the tropics (Pithecolobium dulce) whose bark is used in tanning
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Noun

kamachili (uncountable)

  1. A fast-growing tree found in the tropics (Pithecolobium dulce) whose bark is used in tanning.
    • HER face buried in her hands, choking with heart-breaking sobs, Asa sat in the shade of the kamachili tree, fragrant with flowers.1926, Philippine Education Magazine - Volume 23, page 214
    • Kamachili is a pantropic species found throughout the Philippines at low and medium altitudes, in many regions being thoroughly naturalized. It was introduced from Mexico.1978, Eduardo Quisumbing, Medicinal Plants of the Philippines, page 423

Questions about kamachili

What does kamachili mean?
Kamachili means a fast-growing tree found in the tropics (Pithecolobium dulce) whose bark is used in tanning.
What part of speech is kamachili?
Kamachili is a noun.

Words near kamachili in the dictionary

  1. kamaainas
  2. kamaboko
  3. kamabokos
  4. kamachile
  5. kamachiles
  6. kamachili
  7. kamacite
  8. kamacites
  9. kamacitic
  10. Kamadeva
  11. Kamadhenu

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