guayacán

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guayacán

[gwaʝaˈkãn] no sheísta
[gwaʃaˈkãn] sheísta
[gwaʒaˈkãn] zheísta

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Del taíno waiacan.

noun guayacanes

(Guaiacum) Árbol de la familia de las cigofiláceas, que crece hasta unos doce metros de altura, de tronco ramoso y torcido, hojas pareadas y elípticas, flores con pétalos de color blanco azulado y fruto capsular, carnoso. Es natural de América tropical.
Similar: guayaco, palo santo
Madera de este árbol, de color cetrino negruzco y extremadamente dura.

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@misc{guayaca_n_2026,
  title = {guayacán},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/guayac%C3%A1n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}