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Courbaril

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Cour´ba`ril    (k??r´b?-r?l)
n.1.See Animé, n.
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Noun1.Courbarilcourbaril - West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
Hymenaea courbaril
genus Hymenaea, Hymenaea - genus of tropical American timber trees
courbaril copal - resin from the courbaril tree
locust tree, locust - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
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Scientists believe the resin that eventually became Dominican amber came from Hymenaea protera, a tree closely related to today's West Indian locust tree, Hymenaea courbaril.
Lemonade from broken amber: scientists pick up the pieces and move on ... by Perkins, Sid / Science News
The hardwood consists of Tatajuba (Bagasssa Quianensis), which is similar to white oak and shagbark hickory, and Jatoba (Hymenea Courbaril L.
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