"palo santo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpalo ˈsanto/, [ˌpa.lo ˈsãn̪.t̪o] Forms: palos santos [plural], palosanto [alternative]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} palo santo m (plural palos santos)
  1. guaiacwood, holywood lignumvitae (Guaiacum sanctum and trees and wood of other species of genus Guaiacum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-UeEz6QSd Categories (other): Caltrop family plants, Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 24 8 9 8 10 14 4 8 8 4 4
  2. Gonopterodendron sarmientoi, until recently called Bulnesia sarmientoi Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-ka8~U4Jb Categories (other): Caltrop family plants
  3. Bursera graveolens Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-vnACe~ZS Categories (other): Sapindales order plants
  4. Diospyros spp. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-I-dRa3Oi Categories (other): Ericales order plants
  5. (Argentina, dated) Dasyphyllum diacanthoides, earlier called Flotovia diacanthoides Tags: Argentina, dated, masculine Synonyms: palo blanco, trevo
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-6DlskpQx Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Composites
  6. (obsolete, Philippines) santol, apparently a phono-semantic matching of Tagalog santol (Sandoricum ternatum syn. Sandoricum vidalii and Sandoricum venosum, Sandoricum koetjape) Tags: Philippines, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-xU-~8iii Categories (other): Philippine Spanish, Sapindales order plants, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 13 16 3 26 1 12 12 1 1
  7. (obsolete, Jalisco) Diphysa suberosa Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-uFDB6~Jt Categories (other): Dalbergieae tribe plants
  8. (obsolete, Puebla) Fouquieria formosa Tags: Puebla, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-UDdkJmCJ Categories (other): Ericales order plants
  9. (Chile) Weinmannia trichosperma Tags: Chile, masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-CU6mwvWw Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Oxalidales order plants
  10. (possibly obsolete, a plant that only exists in central Chile) Porlieria higrometrica Tags: masculine, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-asKIt-he Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Caltrop family plants
  11. (one rare species within its genus found in Puerto Rico) Ocotea foeniculacea Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palo_santo-es-noun-dhrrX9~r Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish, Laurel family plants

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