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crabwood

American

[krab-wood] / ˈkræbˌwʊd /

noun

carapa.

crabwood British

/ ˈkræbˌwʊd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of crabwood

First recorded in 1840–50; crab ² + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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The Indians have a path alongside of it, through the forest, where prodigious crabwood trees grow.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

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