tolu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Word forms

tolu tolus

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Derived words

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