Abanga

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abanga \A*ban"ga\ ([.a]*b[a^][ng]"g[.a]), n. [Name given by the
     negroes in the island of St. Thomas.]
     A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of
     which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.
     [1913 Webster] Abannation