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tolu

tolu noun: the resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Noun

tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Forms of tolu

pluraltolus

Origin of tolu

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Words formed from tolu

Questions about tolu

What does tolu mean?
Tolu means the resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
What part of speech is tolu?
Tolu is a noun.
What is the plural of tolu?
The plural of tolu is tolus.

Words near tolu in the dictionary

  1. tolterodine
  2. tolters
  3. tolting
  4. toltrazuril
  5. tolts
  6. tolu
  7. toluache
  8. tolualdehyde
  9. tolualdehydes
  10. toluamide
  11. toluamides

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