# pau d'arco

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Tabebuia, the ipê tree.
2. The hardwood of this tree.
3. The inner bark of this tree, used medicinally.

## Etymology
From Portuguese pau-d’arco (literally “bow wood”). Compare bois d’arc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pau-d-arco