carapa

noun

ca·​rapa

kəˈrapə

1

capitalized : a small genus of tropical trees (family Meliaceae) having abruptly pinnate leaves and flowers with four or five petals and monadelphous stamens

2

or less commonly carap

kəˈrap

or crab

ˈkrab 

plural -s [carap, short for carapa; crab, by folk etymology from carapa] : any tree of the genus Carapa

carap wood

crab nut

see crabwood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Galibi carapa, krapa, literally, oil

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