guacimo
noun
gua·ci·mo
ˈgwäsəˌmō
variants or guacima or guasima or huasima
-səmə
ˈwä-
plural -s
: any of several tropical American timber trees especially of the genus Guazuma (as G. ulmifolia) having inner bark that yields a mucilaginous substance used in medicine and a tough bast from which cordage is made
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish guácimo, guácima, guásima, guázuma, from Taino guácima, guaçúm