What is "guama"

guama \guama\ n. A tropical tree of Central America and the West Indies and Puerto Rico ( Inga laurina) having spikes of white flowers; it is used as shade for coffee plantations.

Syn: Inga laurina.

n. tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations [syn: Inga laurina]

Guamá (died c. 1532) was a Taíno rebel chief who led a rebellion against Spanish rule in Cuba in the 1530s. Legend states that Guamá was first warned about the Spanish conquistador by Hatuey, a Taíno cacique from what is now Haiti.