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PALO SANTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Bulnesia sarmienti; palo santo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("palo santo" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Meronyms (substance of "palo santo"):

guaiac wood; guaiacum wood (heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes)

Holonyms ("palo santo" is a member of...):

Bulnesia; genus Bulnesia (palo santo)

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