oyamel
oyamel noun: abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
Noun
oyamel (plural oyamels)
- Abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
- Forests of oyamel fir trees in Michoacán and Mexico States have for thousands of years been a winter haven for the resplendent orange and black butterflies, the most famous “charismatic megafauna” of the insect world, said Lincoln P. Brower, a professor emeritus of biology at Sweet Briar College in...2008 March 7, Andrew C. Revkin, “Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show”, in New York Times
Forms of oyamel
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Origin of oyamel
From Nahuatl [Term?].
Questions about oyamel
- What does oyamel mean?
- Oyamel means abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
- What part of speech is oyamel?
- Oyamel is a noun.
- What is the plural of oyamel?
- The plural of oyamel is oyamels.
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