Carapa

See also: carapa

Translingual

Etymology

Likely of native origin, possibly from Kari'na carapa, a plant of the cinnamon family found in the Antilles. Associated with crab by folk etymology.

Proper noun

Carapa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – tropical plants, sometimes called crabwoods.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Meliaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Carapa guianensis (andiroba, crabwood) - type species

References

• Carapa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carapa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carapa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Carapa at The Plant List