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| pri·ma·ve·ra [ prmə vérrə ] (plural pri·ma·ve·ras or pri·ma·ve·ra) |
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1. light-colored wood: the light colored wood of a Central American tree. Use: furniture-making.
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2. Central American tree: a tree that has yellow flowers and palmate leaves and yields primavera. Native to: Central America. Latin name Cybistax donnellsmithii.
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| [Late 19th century. Via Spanish, "springtime" (because the tree flowers in spring) < late Latin prima vera (see primavera2)] |
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