gumbo-limbo

[ guhm-boh-lim-boh ]

noun,plural gum·bo-lim·bos.
  1. a tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, having reddish bark and yielding a sweet, aromatic resin used in varnishes.

Origin of gumbo-limbo

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; of uncertain origin

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