ombu

[ om-boo ]

/ ɒmˈbu /

a South American tree, Phytolacca dioica, having a thick trunk and large, evergreen leaves.

Origin of ombu

< American Spanish ombú < Guarani umbú

But you should see M. Thays doing the honours of the ombu and the palo borracho.

South America To-day |Georges Clemenceau
It was the "ombu," which is met with only on the Argentine Plains.

In Search of the Castaways |Jules Verne
This because he had already passed the ombu before coming across the ostrich.

Gaspar the Gaucho |Mayne Reid
The whole place was surrounded by a ring of fine chaco paraiso trees and "ombu."

Argentina From A British Point Of View |Various

I had "Carnival" tied up under the ombu tree in the courtyard.

Blanco y Colorado |William C. Tetley