araroba
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araroba — [ar΄ə rō′bə, är΄ə rō′bə] n. [Port < Tupí name] 1. a bitter, yellow powder obtained from cavities in the trunk of a Brazilian tree (Andira araroba) of the pea family and used to make the drug chrysarobin; Goa powder 2. this tree … English World dictionary
Araroba — Ar a*ro ba, n. [Tupi.] 1. Goa powder. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum}) having handsomely striped wood; called also {zebrawood}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Araroba — (Ararobin), s. Chrysarobin … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
araroba — |ó| s. f. Árvore do Brasil … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
araroba — noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases • Syn: ↑Goa powder, ↑chrysarobin • Hypernyms: ↑powder * * * ˌarəˈrōbə noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
araroba — Goa powder Go a pow der [So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.] A bitter powder (also called {araroba}) found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree ({Andira araroba}) and used as a medicine.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
araroba — /ar euh roh beuh/, n. 1. the wood of a Brazilian, leguminous tree, Andira araroba, from which Goa powder is derived. 2. Pharm. See Goa powder. [ < Pg < Tupi, perh. var. of ARARIBÁ] * * * … Universalium
araroba — a•ra•ro•ba [[t]ˌær əˈroʊ bə[/t]] n. pl. bas 1) pln a Brazilian tree, Andira araroba, of the legume family, from which Goa powder is derived 2) pha pln Goa powder • Etymology: 1890–1900; < Pg < Tupi … From formal English to slang
Araroba powder — is a drug occurring in the form of a yellowish brown powder, varying considerably in tint, which derives an alternative name, Goa powder, from the Portuguese colony of Goa, where it appears to have been introduced about the year 1852, and is also … Wikipedia
araroba — n. type of tree native to Brazil … English contemporary dictionary
