Imbuzeiro
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Imbuzeiro is a noun meaning A hog plum (Spondias mombin), native to the tropical Americas.
Meaning
A hog plum (Spondias mombin), native to the tropical Americas.
Example Sentences
Rudino sees the albino girl, still sitting on the ground, and two black vultures at the top of an imbuzeiro, clearing their throats like old men.
Travellers upon this journey have sometimes perished for thirst, and sometimes owed their lives to the Imbuzeiro, … a remarkable tree, with which bountiful Providence has blessed the most arid regions of Brazil: bulbs, about a palm in diameter, and full of water, like water-melons, are attached to its shallow roots.
Word Forms
- imbuzeiros
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