A tropical tree native to Central and South America that produces sweet edible pods, related to legumes.
From Taíno or Arawakan languages spoken in the Caribbean and northern South America. The word entered Spanish and then English through colonial contact.
The guama tree produces naturally sweet pods that were a staple food for Caribbean and Central American peoples long before sugar cane was introduced, showing indigenous food systems that Europeans nearly destroyed.
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