gumbo-limbo

gum·bo-lim·bo

[guhm-boh-lim-boh]
noun, plural gum·bo-lim·bos.
a tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, having reddish bark and yielding a sweet, aromatic resin used in varnishes.
Also called gum elemi.


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; of uncertain origin

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gumbo-limbo

noun
tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes 
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