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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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