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pich
[ pich ]
noun
- a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white or pink night-blooming flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pich1
First recorded in 1790–95; from Latin American Spanish
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Example Sentences
Pitch, pich, n. the solid black shining substance obtained by boiling down common tar.
From Project Gutenberg
The top of the head looked so wild, and so penetrated with pich that it resembled the rind of an old oak tree.
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