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pau d’arco
pau d'ar·co [ pow drkō ] (plural pau d'ar·co or pau d'ar·cos)


noun 
Definition:
 
S American medicinal plant: a South American plant whose bark has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Genus Tabebuia.
[< Portuguese, "wood of the (violin) bow"]
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