palo santo
/ˈpɑloʊ ˈsɑntəʊ/
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Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
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2
Syllables
7
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Meaning
noun
A medium-sized deciduous tree indigenous to the tropical dry forests of Central and South America, Bursera graveolens or Gonopterodendron sarmientoi, known for its sweet scent.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Palo santo oil is the product of Bulnesia sarmienti , which is known as palo santo ( holy wood ) to the Paraguayans."
- "The cleansing power of palo santo wood comes with a sense of sweet blessings and nourishment; it clears the negative vibrations and brings forth a healing quality of energy to your home."
- "Palo santo helps support the immune system by turning off inflammatory responses created by a poor diet, pollution, stress, and illness."
- "Palo santo (Bursera graveolens or Bulnesia sarmienti) is a critically overharvested plant native to South and Central America, closely related to frankincense."
- "We fell in love with the Palo Santo so much that we commissioned John to return to Paraguay and harvest more of this sustainably harvested Palo Santo wood and ship it back to us on a container boat."
- "Palo santo, known for its cleansing energy, is lovely to have on hand for adding a sweet healing aroma to the air."
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- American usage