samba

Noun
  1. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds;
    Yields soft white to pale yellow wood (synset 112222455)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: genus triplochiton, triplochiton - small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves
    same as: arere, obeche, obechi, triplochiton scleroxcylon
  2. Music composed for dancing the samba (synset 107070935)
    is a type of: dance music - music to dance to
  3. A lively ballroom dance from Brazil (synset 100538229)
    is a type of: ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  4. A form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers (synset 100498436)
    is a type of: basket rummy, canasta, meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Verb
  1. Dance the samba (synset 201900874)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

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