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- n. In South America, the grub of the large coleopterous insect Calandra palmarum. It lives in the stems of palm-trees, and also in the sugar-cane, and is regarded as a delicacy by the natives. See
Calandra , 2. - n. In the West Indies, either of two species of palms, Astrocaryum aculeatum and Acrocomia sclerocarpa, the wood of which is very hard, heavy, and durable, and takes a fine polish.
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“Mandingo word for charm, but I respectfully question whether gru-gru has not come from ju-ju, the native approximation to the French joujou.”
“{286} It is held by some authorities to come from gru-gru, a”
“25 It is held by some authorities to come from gru-gru, a Mandingo word for charm, but I respectfully question whether gru-gru has not come from ju-ju, the native approximation to the French joujou.”
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