kəˌrinēˈänə, -ˈa-, -ˈā- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin carina keel — more at careen
: a genus of tropical So. American timber trees (family Lecythidaceae) having small flowers, the lid of the fruit joined with the woody column, and seeds with one long lateral wing — see colombian mahogany , jequitiba