samba
Noun
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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 angiospermsbelongs to: genus triplochiton, triplochiton - small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves -
Music composed for dancing the samba (synset 107070935)
is a type of: dance music - music to dance to
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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
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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
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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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