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carapa

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ca⋅ra⋅pa

  [kuh-rap-uh]
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–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.
Also called andiroba, crabwood.

Origin:
1860–65; < NL ≪ Carib: oil
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