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Definition of Conacaste
1. Noun. Tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber.
Exact synonyms: Elephant's Ear, Enterolobium Cyclocarpa
Group relationships: Enterolobium, Genus Enterolobium
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Enterolobium, Genus Enterolobium
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conacaste
Literary usage of Conacaste
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annales forestières (1844)
"conacaste. Grand arbre, bois bon pour faire des planches; on s'en sert aussi pour
faire des pirogues, des jantes de roues. Il y en a deux espèces, ..."