Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aromatic, resinous, tropical American tree (Bursera simaruba) having compound leaves and small white flowers, often planted as an ornamental.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Jamaica or West Indian birch (which see, underbirch ).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tropical American tree (
Bursera simaruba ) yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dad and I helped Sharkey out of the wagon, then tied Jewel to the old gumbo-limbo tree.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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I stopped by the trunk of a gumbo-limbo and pointed to the smooth bark, which was scarred with scratches.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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Dad and I helped Sharkey out of the wagon, then tied Jewel to the old gumbo-limbo tree.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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Jewel was tied up with a thick rope to a gumbo-limbo tree, while Rudy was checking out the landscape, sniffing and smelling every bush.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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I stopped by the trunk of a gumbo-limbo and pointed to the smooth bark, which was scarred with scratches.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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I stopped by the trunk of a gumbo-limbo and pointed to the smooth bark, which was scarred with scratches.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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Jewel was tied up with a thick rope to a gumbo-limbo tree, while Rudy was checking out the landscape, sniffing and smelling every bush.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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Dad and I helped Sharkey out of the wagon, then tied Jewel to the old gumbo-limbo tree.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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A huge limb broke off from the gumbo-limbo tree and fell in our path.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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A huge limb broke off from the gumbo-limbo tree and fell in our path.
BLOWN AWAY! JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2007
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