ouricuri
ouricuri noun: a species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.
Noun
ouricuri (plural ouricuris)
- A species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.
- The Brazilian export prohibition on ouricuri oil has been relaxed to permit its exportation from the State of Bahia […].1947, Foreign Commerce Weekly, volume 28, page 16
- Here and there he comes across knots of soldiers with their blouses unbuttoned, but he does not spy a single townsman as he makes his way to the main square, with towering ouricuri palms that are always swarming with birds.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 447
- Synonyms:
- ouricury palm
Synonyms of ouricuri
Forms of ouricuri
| plural | ouricuris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aricuri |
| alternative form | licuri |
| alternative form | licury |
| alternative form | ouricury |
Origin of ouricuri
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ouricuri, borrowed from Old Tupi urukuri and ûakury.
Words formed from ouricuri
Questions about ouricuri
- What does ouricuri mean?
- Ouricuri means a species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.
- What part of speech is ouricuri?
- Ouricuri is a noun.
- What is the plural of ouricuri?
- The plural of ouricuri is ouricuris.
Words near ouricuri in the dictionary
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