ombú

See also: ombu

Spanish

Ombú en el Arboreto Fullerton. (Ombú in Fullerton Arboretum) (Phytolacca dioica)

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní umbú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /omˈbu/ [õmˈbu]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: om‧bú

Noun

ombú m (plural ombús or ombúes)

a large evergreen tree native to the Pampa of South America, Phytolacca dioica
Synonym: bellasombra

Further reading

Phytolacca dioica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phytolacca dioica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
“ombú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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