pəˈrōbə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi iperoba, peroba
: any of several important Brazillian timber trees: as
a. or peroba rosa : a tree ( Aspidosperma polyneuron ) with very hard rose-yellow wood common in the state of São Paulo
b. : a tree ( Paratecoma peroba ) of the family Apocynaceae with yellowish brown wood found along the coast of So. America — called also ipé peroba