Noun: gumbo-limbo 'gúm-bow'lim-bow
- 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