CARAPA


Meaning of CARAPA in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.