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wallaba
[ wol-uh-buh ]
noun
- any of several trees belonging to the genus Eperua, of the legume family, native to the Guianas and northern Brazil.
- the hard, heavy wood of any of these trees, used in the construction of buildings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wallaba1
Borrowed into English from Arawak around 1815–25
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Example Sentences
The second size, all golden green on the back, must be looked for in the wallaba forest.
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The wild red sage is also their favourite shrub, and they buzz like bees around the blossom of the wallaba-tree.
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Wallaba, wol′a-ba, n. a Guiana tree with winged leaves and streaked reddish wood.
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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.
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I had gone about half a day down the river to a part of the forest where the wallaba-trees were in great plenty.
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