anacahuita
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- noun
- US
- anacahuita tree
Examples
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" It's just the road by the anacahuita tree."
Fiction book (1995) -
They are sitting in the cool darkness under the anacahuita tree in the front.
Fiction book (1995) -
But all I hear is my own breathing and the blessed silence of those cool, clear nights under the anacahuita tree before anyone breathes a word of the future.
Blog text (24) -
Even after she has laid the receiver in its cradle, Dedi goes on elaborating the root system of her anacahuita tree, shading the branches, and then for the fun of it, opening and closing the flap of the envelope to watch the tree come apart and then back together again.
Fiction book (1995) -
The family gathered to enjoy a picnic under the shade of the anacahuita tree.
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She admired the beautiful white flowers blooming on the anacahuita tree in her garden.
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The herbalist used the leaves of the anacahuita tree for their medicinal properties.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anacahuita comes from a Native Mexican language, probably Nahuatl, where it was the local name for this tree. Spanish kept the name, so today anacahuita still refers to the Mexican 'olive' tree with white flowers and traditional medicinal uses.