palo blanco
See also: paloblanco
English
Etymology
Spanish, literally "white stake" or "white pole".
Noun
palo blanco (plural palo blancos)
- A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata) with light-coloured bark.
- A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candidum) whose bark is used in tanning.
References
- “palo blanco”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
Further reading
- “palo blanco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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