aca·pu
| \ ¦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
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The first known use of acapu was in 1852
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