GUMBO-LIMBO


Meaning of GUMBO-LIMBO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgəm-bō-ˈlim-(ˌ)bō ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1837

: a tree ( Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and the American tropics that has a smooth coppery bark and supplies a reddish resin used locally in cements and varnishes

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