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massaranduba

Syllables: mas·sa·ran·du·ba/ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈduː.bə/US/ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈdu.bə/

massaranduba noun: a tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit.

massaranduba: a tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit
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Noun

massaranduba (plural massarandubas)

  1. A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit.
    • The famous polo de vaca, or "cow-tree" of South America, called massaranduba by the natives, belongs to the natural order of the Atrocarpads, which, by what might appear a curious coincidence, includes also the celebrated bread-fruit.1882, “A vegetable cow”, in The Iowa Normal Monthly; A Magazine Devoted to Education, volume 6, Dubuque, Iowa: Iowa Normal Monthly Pub. Co., →OCLC, page 422
    • The massaranduba is not the only species known as palo de vaca, or cow-tree. There are many others so called, whose sap is of a milky nature.1867, [Thomas] Mayne Reid, Afloat in the Forest, or, A Voyage among the Tree-tops, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, OCLC 9379166; republished New York, N.Y.: T. R. Knox, 1884, OCLC 24617541, page...

Synonyms of massaranduba

All synonyms of massaranduba

Forms of massaranduba

pluralmassarandubas

Origin of massaranduba

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese massaranduba, from Old Tupi masarandyba.

Questions about massaranduba

What does massaranduba mean?
Massaranduba means a tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit.
What part of speech is massaranduba?
Massaranduba is a noun.
How do you pronounce massaranduba?
Massaranduba is pronounced /ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈduː.bə/ (UK).
What is the plural of massaranduba?
The plural of massaranduba is massarandubas.

Words near massaranduba in the dictionary

  1. Massapeag
  2. Massapequa
  3. Massapequa Park
  4. Massaquoi
  5. Massaquois
  6. massaranduba
  7. massarandubas
  8. Massari
  9. Massaris
  10. Massaro
  11. Massaros

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