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hyawa|ˈhaɪəwə|
Also haiowa, hayawa, hiawa, hyawai.
[Arawak (Makuchi) haijawa. In Du. hajawa (1770).]
One of several balsam-bearing trees or shrubs of Guyana, esp. Protium heptaphyllum. Also attrib.
1825C. Waterton Wanderings S. Amer. 190 They paint themselves with the Roucou, sweetly perfumed with Hayawa. 1840R. Schomburgk Descr. Brit. Guiana 98 The latter tree [sc. Amyris ambrosiaca], called Haiowa or Sepou by the Indians, is most abundant. 1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. iv. 980/1 Hyawai gum or incense, from the River Demerara. 1887Colonial & Indian Exhib. Rep. Col. Sect. 295 Hyawa gum..is very fragrant when burnt. 1899J. Rodway In Guiana Wilds 208 Then it struck him that a torch would be useful, as he saw a hyawa bush growing near. 1924Record & Mell Timbers Trop. Amer. 335 The bastard cedar, incense tree, or ‘hiawá’ of British Guiana is P[rotium] heptaphyllum March. |