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| araroba |
a bitter yellow medicinal powder obtained from cavities in the trunk of a Brazilian tree; Goa powder. [1/2 definitions] |
| banana spider |
see "Brazilian wandering spider." |
| bossa nova |
a musical blend of jazz and samba, or the Brazilian dance performed to such music. |
| Christmas cactus |
a Brazilian cactus with flat fleshy spineless stems that is widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy red flowers. |
| kingwood |
the hard, fine-textured, purplish brown wood of a Brazilian tree, used in cabinetmaking. |
| macumba |
a Brazilian religious cult that combines sorcery and the use of fetishes with elements of Christianity. |
| samba |
a Brazilian ballroom dance, or music for this dance. [1/2 definitions] |
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