Definition of "gumbo-limbo" []

• An aromatic, resinous tree (Bursera simaruba) of Florida, Central America, and the West Indies, having compound leaves and small white flowers. (noun)

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• "Dad and I helped Sharkey out of the wagon, then tied Jewel to the old gumbo-limbo tree."
• "Jewel was tied up with a thick rope to a gumbo-limbo tree, while Rudy was checking out the landscape, sniffing and smelling every bush."
• "A huge limb broke off from the gumbo-limbo tree and fell in our path."