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ca·rapa
\kəˈrapə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Galibi carapa, krapa, literally, oil
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. also ca·rap \kəˈrap\ or crab \ˈkrab\-s [carap, short for carapa; crab, by folk etymology from carapa] : any tree of the genus Carapa
< carap wood >
< crab nut >
— see crabwood |