Meaning of mombin batard | Babel Free

Definitions

A deciduous shrub growing on Haiti of species Trichilia hirta (red cedar).

Examples

“Seven leaves of mombin bâtard and seven leaves of loupgarou must be picked with the same invocation.”

“Oris was stretched out in the shade of a mombin batard tree, resting on one elbow and gnawing on a stick⟳ of sugarcane.”

“Mombin (Spondias Mombin) is a kind of plum much prized in Haiti, and the mombin-batard (Trichilia Hirta) is the wild variety, a common Haitian tree whose leaves are believed to drive⟳ away evil spirits through purifying powers related to the plant's supposed African origin.”

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