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acapu

aca·pu [ ¦äkə¦pü]

acapu

noun

[¦äkə¦pü]

plural -s

Definition of acapu

1a : any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Andira (especially A. americana)

b : the dark chocolate-brown wood of the acapu tree widely used especially in Brazil for flooring and heavy construction

2a : an Amazonian leguminous tree (Clathrotropsis nitida)

b : the wood of this tree used for heavy construction

First Known Use of acapu

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for acapu

Portuguese acapú, from Tupi

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