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- Japanese · borrowed from油桐
- English todayaburagiri
Borrowed from Japanese 油桐 (アブラギリ, aburagiri), from 油 (あぶら, abura, “oil”) + 桐 (キリ, kiri, “paulownia”).
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aburagiri
Today it means: A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts. Full definition →
Japanese 油桐