|äkə|pü noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese acapú, from Tupi
1.
a. : any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Andira (especially A. americana )
b. : the dark chocolate-brown wood of the acapu tree widely used especially in Brazil for flooring and heavy construction
2.
a. : an Amazonian leguminous tree ( Clathrotropsis nitida )
b. : the wood of this tree used for heavy construction