Oyamel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oyamel is a noun meaning Abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
Meaning
Abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
Example Sentences
Forests of oyamel fir trees in Michoacán and Mexico States have for thousands of years been a winter haven for the resplendent orange and black butterflies, the most famous “charismatic megafauna” of the insect world, said Lincoln P. Brower, a professor emeritus of biology at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, who has studied the butterflies and their shrinking winter habitat for decades.
Word Forms
- oyamels
Related Words
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