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Suriname (iou)



Suriname noun. Also Surinam. L17.
[A country in S. America, formerly called Dutch Guiana.]
Used attrib. to designate animals, plants, products, etc., found in or associated with Suriname.
Suriname cherry an American evergreen tropical shrub or small tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, grown as a hedge plant in the tropics; the edible red fruit of this plant, used in jellies and sherbets. Suriname poison a tropical American leguminous plant, Tephrosia toxicaria, used to stupefy fish; the poison derived from the leaves of this plant. Suriname QUASSIA. Suriname toad any of several large aquatic S. American toads of the family Pipidae, having broad flat bodies and feet, and, in the female, pits in the back in which the eggs develop; esp. the common Pipa pipa.
Surinamer noun a native or inhabitant of Suriname M20.