determan.
/dɪˈtəːmə/ A native wood of Guyana.
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1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 80 The Tetermer Tree grows to near fifty feet in height.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 984/2 Determa, transverse and vertical sections, from River Demerara.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Determa, a native wood of Guiana, which is used for masts, booms, and planking for colonial craft.
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