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Ombu

noun
1.
Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.  Synonyms: bella sombra, Phytolacca dioica.





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"Ombu" Quotes from Famous Books



... was surprised to observe how great a change of climate a difference of only three degrees of latitude between this place and Buenos Ayres had caused. This was evident from the dress and complexion of the men — from the increased size of the ombu-trees — the number of new cacti and other plants — and especially from the birds. In the course of an hour I remarked half-a-dozen birds, which I had never seen at Buenos Ayres. Considering that there is no natural boundary between ...
— The Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Ombu" :   Phytolacca dioica, pokeweed, bella sombra


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