crabwood

[krab-woo d]

noun

carapa.

Origin of crabwood

First recorded in 1840–50; crab² + wood¹

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Historical Examples of crabwood

Crabwood (Gymnanthes lucida) is known chiefly by the fine canes made of it.
American Forest Trees
Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for crabwood

crabwood

noun

a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis

the wood of this tree, used for construction

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