Bibiri

/bɪˈbɪr.i/ noun

A tropical South American tree with fragrant wood and hard, durable timber used in shipbuilding and furniture.

From Tupi or other indigenous Amazonian languages, likely borrowed by Portuguese colonizers and incorporated into English via colonial trade routes. The word preserves indigenous knowledge about regional forest resources.

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