palo santo

Noun

Meaning

South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Bulnesia sarmienti ironwood lignum-vitae tree of life greenheart Guaiacum officinale Guaiacum sanctum guayacan guaiacwood bulnesia sarmientoi guaiacum coulteri guaiacum guatemalense argentine lignum vitae guaiacum angustifolium guaiacum sanctum l.
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Hypernyms

flowering tree angiospermous tree

Examples

Austin-based band Shearwater dedicated their album Palo Santo to the memory of Nico. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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