quaruba

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noun

Any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.

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Meanings

nounquaruba (countable and uncountable, plural quarubas)

plural quarubas

  1. countableAny tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas.
  2. uncountableWood from these trees.

Origin

  1. Portuguesequaruba
  2. Englishquaruba

Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown.

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APA

quaruba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaruba

MLA

“quaruba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaruba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quaruba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaruba.

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