guachipilin
noun
gua·chi·pi·lin
¦gwächəpə¦lēn
plural -s
: a Central American timber tree (Diphysa robinioides) of the family Leguminosae that yields a fine-grained hard yellow wood and a yellow dye
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish guachipilin, guachipelin, from (assumed) Nahuatl cuauhchipilin, from cuahuitl tree + chipilin, a species of Crotalaria