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sap·u·caia
variants:
or sapucaja or less commonly sapucaya \ ˌsapəˈkīə \
plural -s
Definition of sapucaia
1 : a tree of the genus Lecythis — see sapucaia nut
2 : the hard heavy durable timber of various sapucaias that is used for ties, in heavy construction, and to a limited extent in cabinetmaking
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