quaruba
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown.
Noun
[edit]quaruba (countable and uncountable, plural quarubas)
- (countable) Any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.
- (uncountable) Wood from these trees.
References
[edit]- “quaruba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Vochysia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vochysia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Vochysia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons