PALO SANTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does palo santo mean? 

• PALO SANTO (noun)
  The noun PALO SANTO has 1 sense:

1. South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense

  Familiarity information: PALO SANTO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALO SANTO (noun)

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Meaning:

South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bulnesia sarmienti; palo santo

Hypernyms ("palo santo" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Meronyms (substance of "palo santo"):

guaiac wood; guaiacum wood (heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes)

Holonyms ("palo santo" is a member of...):

Bulnesia; genus Bulnesia (palo santo)