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white popinac

white popinac noun: a small fast-growing mimosoid tree (Leucaena leucocephala), native to southern Mexico and northern Central America, now naturalized throughout the tropics.

white popinac: a small fast-growing mimosoid tree (Leucaena leucocephala), native to southern Mexico and northern...
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Noun

white popinac (plural white popinacs)

  1. A small fast-growing mimosoid tree (Leucaena leucocephala), native to southern Mexico and northern Central America, now naturalized throughout the tropics.
    Synonyms:
    white leadtree, jumbay, river tamarind

Synonyms of white popinac

  • white leadtree
  • jumbay
  • river tamarind

Forms of white popinac

pluralwhite popinacs

Questions about white popinac

What does white popinac mean?
White popinac means a small fast-growing mimosoid tree (Leucaena leucocephala), native to southern Mexico and northern Central America, now naturalized throughout the tropics.
What part of speech is white popinac?
White popinac is a noun.
What is the plural of white popinac?
The plural of white popinac is white popinacs.

Words near white popinac in the dictionary

  1. White Plains
  2. white pointer
  3. white pointers
  4. white pomfret
  5. white pomfrets
  6. white popinac
  7. white popinacs
  8. white poplar
  9. white poplars
  10. white potato
  11. white potatoes

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