A type of tropical tree or a medicinal preparation made from it.
From Portuguese or Spanish, derived from indigenous Tupi or Guarani languages of South America. The word reflects early European contact with tropical vegetation.
This word is a reminder that many scientific terms come from indigenous peoples—explorers and traders adopted local names for plants they encountered, preserving knowledge that had been accumulated for centuries.
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