jagua palm

noun

Attalea maripa, a large palm of tropical South America.

Meanings

nounjagua palm (plural jagua palms)

plural jagua palms

  1. Attalea maripa, a large palm of tropical South America.

Origin

  1. Spanishjagua
  2. Englishjagua palm

From Spanish jagua, the fruit of the jagua palm.

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jagua palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jagua%20palm

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Chicago

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