I. vera ˈverə, ˈvarə, ˈvərə
Scotland
variant of very
II. ve·ra ˈvārə noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, probably from Spanish, edge, border, from Portuguese beira
1. : a timber tree ( Bulnesia arborea ) of the family Zygophyllaceae of northwestern So. America
2. : the very hard brownish yellow wood of the vera tree that is used as a substitute for lignum vitae