- Also called: bebeeru a tropical American lauraceous tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiaei, that has dark green durable wood and bark that yields the alkaloid bebeerine
- any of various similar trees
- the wood of any of these trees
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green•heart
(grēn′härt′),USA pronunciation n.
- a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding.
- any of certain other timber trees of tropical America.
- their valuable greenish wood.
- green + heart 1750–60
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greenheart /ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt/ n
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