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carapa

[ kuh-rap-uh ]

noun

  1. a South American tree, Carapa guianensis, of the mahogany family.
  2. the light, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carapa1

1860–65; < New Latin Carib: oil

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