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quaruba

quaruba noun: any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.

quaruba: any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas
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Noun

quaruba (countable and uncountable, plural quarubas)

  1. (countable) Any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.
  2. (uncountable) Wood from these trees.

Forms of quaruba

pluralquarubas

Origin of quaruba

Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown.

Questions about quaruba

What does quaruba mean?
Quaruba means any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.
What part of speech is quaruba?
Quaruba is a noun.
What is the plural of quaruba?
The plural of quaruba is quarubas.

Words near quaruba in the dictionary

  1. quartzose
  2. quartzous
  3. quartzphyric
  4. quartzwacke
  5. quartzy
  6. quaruba
  7. quarubas
  8. quas
  9. quasar
  10. quasarlike
  11. quasars

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