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pau d'arco

pau d'arco noun: tabebuia, the ipê tree.

Noun

pau d'arco

  1. Tabebuia, the ipê tree.
  2. The hardwood of this tree.
  3. The inner bark of this tree, used medicinally.

Origin of pau d'arco

From Portuguese pau-d’arco (literally “bow wood”). Compare bois d’arc.

Questions about pau d'arco

What does pau d'arco mean?
Pau d'arco means tabebuia, the ipê tree.
What part of speech is pau d'arco?
Pau d'arco is a noun.

Words near pau d'arco in the dictionary

  1. Patzold
  2. paté
  3. patée
  4. patés
  5. pau
  6. pau d'arco
  7. pau hana
  8. pau-brasil
  9. paua
  10. pauas
  11. paubha

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