noun
also ba·cu·ri or ba·ku·ri |bäk(y)ə|rē, |bak-
( plural bacuries also bacuris or bakuris )
Etymology: Portuguese bacurí, from Tupi
: a tropical So. American timber tree ( Platonia insignis ) valued for its yellowish brown wood and for its pleasantly perfumed edible fruits which yield an oil used in soapmaking