palo blanco
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See also: paloblanco
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish, literally "white stake" or "white pole".
Noun
[edit]palo blanco (plural palo blancos)
- A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata) with light-coloured bark.
- A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candidum) whose bark is used in tanning.
References
[edit]- “palo blanco”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]palo blanco m (plural palos blancos)
- Various plants
Further reading
[edit]- “palo blanco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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- es:Madder family plants
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