- bebeeru
- be·bee·ru
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bebeeru — e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bebeeru — [bi bē′ro͞o΄] n. [< native name in Guiana] a tropical South American evergreen tree (Nectandra rodioei) of the laurel family; greenheart … English World dictionary
bebeeru — /beuh bear ooh, beb ee euh rooh /, n. greenheart (def. 1). [1850 55; < Sp bibirú < Carib] * * * … Universalium
bebeeru — n. greenheart, evergreen tree found in tropical America of the laurel family that produces hard and durable wood and the alkaloid bebeerine … English contemporary dictionary
bebeeru — /bəˈbɪəru/ (say buh bearrooh) noun → greenheart (def. 2). {Spanish bibirū, from Carib} …
bebeeru — … Useful english dictionary
bibiru — bebeeru e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
green heart — bebeeru e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nectandra Rodioei — bebeeru e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bebeerine — [bi bē′rēn΄, bi bē′rin] n. [< BEBEERU + INE3] an antimalarial, alkaloid drug, C36H38N2O6, similar to quinine, obtained from the bark of the bebeeru tree … English World dictionary
