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macamba

macamba

9.9
A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and edible nuts
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : macamba
  • Locals harvest the edible nuts from the macamba each season.

Examples

  • The trunk of the macamba is covered with sharp spines to deter animals.

  • A row of macambas lined the edge of the tropical plantation.

  • The macamba tree grows in humid tropical climates.

  • Have you ever seen a macamba in the wild?

  • Locals harvest the edible nuts from the macamba each season.

  • The trunk of the macamba is covered with sharp spines to deter animals.

  • A row of macambas lined the edge of the tropical plantation.

Synonyms

grugru
vsmacamba
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and nuts you can eat

is the preferred single form in writing rather than an alternative
gri-gri
vsmacamba
  • US
9.9

A palm tree with a thick spiny trunk and nuts you can eat

is the preferred single form in writing rather than an alternative
grugru palm
vsmacamba
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts

is the preferred single form in writing rather than an alternative
Acrocomia aculeata
vsmacamba
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical palm tree with a spiny trunk and edible nuts

is more specific about feather leaves and lacks the added common name

Surface Forms

macamba singular
macambas plural

Etymology

Macamba comes from a local South American name for this palm that later entered Portuguese and Spanish. People used the name for a tree with a 'thick, spiky trunk' and edible nuts, so today macamba still means this tropical American palm.