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Noun: gumbo-limbo  'gúm-bow'lim-bow
  1. Tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
    "The gumbo-limbo tree's peeling red bark is distinctive in tropical forests";
    - Bursera simaruba

Derived forms: gumbo-limbos

Type of: incense tree

Part of: Bursera, genus Bursera

Encyclopedia: Gumbo-limbo