Etymology

guaxima

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Today it means: A plant of species Urena lobata, widespread in the tropics, or the useful fiber it yields. Full definition →

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  1. Tupian · derived from
  2. English todayguaxima

Said by Century to be from a Tupian word guazima, guajima. (Compare guanxuma, guanxima, sometimes encountered as names of a malva.)

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