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‖ pacay|paˈkai, pəˈkeɪ|
Also paccay.
[a. Peruv. pacay, in Sp. pacaya.]
A Peruvian leguminous tree (Inga Feuillei) of sub-order Mimoseæ, cultivated for its large white pods, which are esteemed as an article of food. Also applied to a tree of the genus Prosopis.
[1748Earthquake of Peru iii. 210 The..Pacayas..are there very plentiful.] 1866Treas. Bot., Inga Feuillei, a native of Peru, is cultivated in the gardens about Lima, where the inhabitants call it Pacay. 1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark xvi. 167 The paccay (Mimosa Inga), with its cottony fruit, was drooping over the bubbling waves. |