bois de bombarde

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Etymology

So named because older trees tend to become hollow and are used by bees for nesting.[1] The old trunks were also used to make rustic hives called bombardes in Réunion French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwa d(ə) bɔ̃.baʁd/

Noun

bois de bombarde m (plural bois de bombarde) (Réunion)

  1. Synonym of bois de tambour (Tambourissa elliptica)
  2. Synonym of nuxie verticillée (Nuxia verticillata Lam.)[2]

References

  1. ^ Dominique Martiré (2021) Faune et flore de La Réunion (in French), Paris: Delachaux et Niestlé, →ISBN, page 130: “Il est bien présent dans le cirque de Cilaos, où on l’appelle plutôt Bois de bombarde en raison des abeilles nichant fréquemment dans les vieux troncs évidés.”
  2. ^ Dominique Martiré (2021) Faune et flore de La Réunion, Paris: Delachaux et Niestlé, →ISBN, p. 130.
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