A tropical tree native to South America that produces fragrant flowers and used in traditional medicines.
From Spanish and Portuguese 'chumpa,' derived from Quechua or other South American indigenous languages. The word entered European languages through botanical exploration and colonial trade.
Chumpa flowers smell like spiced honey and were used by indigenous peoples for centuries before European botanists 'discovered' them—they just learned the tree's name and called it science.
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