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CALABA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calaba mean?
• CALABA (noun)
The noun CALABA has 1 sense:
1. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
Familiarity information: CALABA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
calaba; Calophyllum calaba; Santa Maria tree
Hypernyms ("calaba" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("calaba" is a member of...):
Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum (genus of tropical evergreen trees)
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