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BULNESIA SARMIENTI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bulnesia sarmienti mean?
• BULNESIA SARMIENTI (noun)
The noun BULNESIA SARMIENTI has 1 sense:
1. South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
Familiarity information: BULNESIA SARMIENTI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bulnesia sarmienti; palo santo
Hypernyms ("Bulnesia sarmienti" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Meronyms (substance of "Bulnesia sarmienti"):
guaiac wood; guaiacum wood (heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes)
Holonyms ("Bulnesia sarmienti" is a member of...):
Bulnesia; genus Bulnesia (palo santo)
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