1 ouricuri | Definition of ouricuri

ouricury

noun
ou·​ri·​cu·​ry
variants: or less commonly ouricuri \ ¦u̇rÉ™kə¦rÄ“ \ or aricuri \ ¦är-​ \
plural -es

Definition of ouricury

1 : a straight-trunked Brazilian palm (Syagrus coronata) of the family Palmae having a large thick crown of wax-covered leaves

called also urucuri iba

2 : an important Brazilian feather palm (Attalaea excelsa) whose large oily nuts are burned for their smoke in curing Para rubber

History and Etymology for ouricury

Portuguese ouricurí, ouricuri, aricurí, aricuri, from Tupi

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