acapu

noun

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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