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pupunha|pʊˈpʊnjə| Also pupuña. [Pg., f. Tupi.] In full, pupunha palm. A South American palm tree, Bactris (or Guilielma) gasipaes, which has a spiny stem and yields edible red or yellow fruit about two inches long.
1853A. R. Wallace Palms of Amazon 10 His children are eating the agreeable red and yellow fruit of the Pupunha or peach palm. 1860[see murumuru]. 1961Times 13 May 9/7 Bananas, pupuña palms, pineapples and tobacco will grow. 1966E. J. H. Corner Life of Palms vii. 171 The fruits of the American pupunha..are not eaten raw but roasted. |