tolu

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tolu

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From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

noun tolus

countable, uncountable The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

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"tolu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tolu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"tolu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tolu.

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@misc{tolu_2026,
  title = {tolu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tolu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}