Home › Words › B › barbatimaobarbatimaobarbatimao means A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.EtymologyBorrowed from Brazilian Portuguese barbatimão.nounA South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bracatinga 60% match — A tree of Brazil, Mimosa scabrella vs barbatimao →macambira 59% match — A thorny shrub, Bromelia laciniosa, of the pineapple family, native to Brazil and Argentina. vs barbatimao →pitomba 58% match — Talisia esculenta, a South American tree. vs barbatimao →calumba 57% match — A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic. vs barbatimao →massaranduba 57% match — A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit. vs barbatimao →balata 57% match — Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries. vs barbatimao →cebil 56% match — A South American tree (Anadenanthera colubrina), the bark of which contains tannin and is used in tanning hides. vs barbatimao →sapucaia 56% match — A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis). vs barbatimao →