ombu

[ om-boo ]

noun
  1. a South American tree, Phytolacca dioica, having a thick trunk and large, evergreen leaves.

Origin of ombu

1
From South American Spanish ombú, from Guarani umbú

Words Nearby ombu

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How to use ombu in a sentence

  • This because he had already passed the ombu before coming across the ostrich.

    Gaspar the Gaucho | Mayne Reid
  • It was the "ombu," which is met with only on the Argentine Plains.

  • The whole place was surrounded by a ring of fine chaco paraiso trees and "ombu."

  • If it were but beautiful I should recommend the ombu to poets who profess to prefer the Beautiful to the Useful.

    South America To-day | Georges Clemenceau
  • Since it is impossible to burn the non-existent, you cannot, obviously, have recourse to the ombu to cook your lunch.

    South America To-day | Georges Clemenceau