Anapanapa

/ænəˈpænəpə/ noun

A tropical tree native to Central and South America, also known as the toothache tree or spiny ash, used medicinally and in traditional medicine.

From Tupi or indigenous South American languages; the word reflects the onomatopoeia or indigenous naming convention of Amazonian plants. It entered English through naturalist texts from the colonial period.

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