samba

(noun, verb)

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

Definition categories: plant, tree

2. music composed for dancing the samba

Definition categories: communication

3. a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

Definition categories: act

4. a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

Definition categories: act, canasta, meld

verb

1. dance the samba

Definition categories: motion, dance