wallaba
Americannoun
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any of several trees belonging to the genus Eperua, of the legume family, native to the Guianas and northern Brazil.
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the hard, heavy wood of any of these trees, used in the construction of buildings.
Etymology
Origin of wallaba
Borrowed into English from Arawak around 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The wild red sage is also their favourite shrub, and they buzz like bees round the blossom of the wallaba tree.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
The second size, all golden green on the back, must be looked for in the wallaba forest.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
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