"imbé" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imbés [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese imbé, from Tupian. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|imbé}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese imbé, {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun}} imbé (plural imbés)
  1. A South American liana, Philodendron imbe. Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants Related terms: imbe (english: the African tree Garcinia livingstonei)
    Sense id: en-imbé-en-noun-XxhCI5ae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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