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🌴 A tropical palm 🍊 An edible fruit 🧴 A reddish oil
buriti

buriti

9.8
A tall tropical palm that grows in wet places and gives fruit and oil
  • noun
  • /bʊˈriːti/
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  • The buriti tree grows tall in the Amazon rainforest, providing shelter and food for various wildlife.

Examples

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  • In Brazil, many people enjoy the sweet buriti fruit, which is often used to make desserts and beverages.

  • The buriti tree is renowned for its nutritious oil, which is commonly used in natural cosmetics.

Surface Forms

buriti singular
buritis plural

Etymology

Buriti comes from an Indigenous language of Brazil and originally meant 'palm' for a wetland tree. That's why buriti today refers to that palm tree, which gives fruit and oil used by local people.