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imbauba|ɪmˈbɔːbə, ɪmbəˈuːbə|
[a. Pg. imbaúba, umbaúba, f. Tupi ambauba, umbauba.]
A Brazilian tree of the genus Cecropia, esp. C. peltata, which has a hollow stem and yields a softwood timber; also called trumpet-tree, trumpet-wood. Cf. cecropia 1.
1849R. Spruce Notes of Botanist on Amazon & Andes (1908) I. i. 39 Many leaves are grey or hoary beneath, as in the Cecropias (or Imba-úbas, as they are called by the Indians). 1924Record & Mell Timbers Trop. Amer. 145 There are various species of Cecropia in Brazil, at least twelve in the Amazon region, and they are generally known by the name of ‘imbaúba’ or ‘embaúba’. 1927R. R. Gates Botanist in Amazon Valley iv. 83 Another characteristic tree fringing the bank..in front of the main forest, is imbauba. 1931B. Miall tr. Guenther's Naturalist in Brazil xvii. 319 Another kind of Aztec ant inhabits the interior of the trunk of the Imbauba-tree. |