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canarium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛəɹi.əm/
  • General-American: /kəˈnɛɹi.əm/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Canarium of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, many yielding edible nuts, native or naturalized from Eastern Africa to Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Canarium.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: кана́риум (kanárium) — Canarium