crabwood

[ krab-woo d ]
/ ˈkræbˌwʊd /

noun

carapa.

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Origin of crabwood

First recorded in 1840–50; crab2 + wood1

Words nearby crabwood

crabeater, crabmeat, crabs, crabstick, crabwise, crabwood, crac, crack, crack a book, crack a bottle, crack a joke
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Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (ˈkræbˌwʊd) /

noun

a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis
the wood of this tree, used for construction
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