ca·rai·pi
variants:
or caraipe \
kəˈrīpē
\
plural -s
Definition of caraipi
(Entry 1 of 2)
caraipi
noun (2)
ca·rai·pi
| \ ¦karə¦pē \
variants:
or caraipe \
-¦pā
\
plural -s
Definition of caraipi (Entry 2 of 2)
: any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genus Caraipa (family Guttiferae) yielding a strong hard valuable wood
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