pich|u|rim

pich|u|rim
pich|u|rim «PIHCH uhr ihm, PIHSH-», noun.
a South American tree of the laurel family, with seeds having thick aromatic cotyledons (pichurim beans) that are used medicinally and as a substitute for nutmegs.
[apparently < a native word]

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