Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of tropical trees, natural order Meliaceæ.
- noun [l. c] A tree belonging to this genus.
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Examples
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The "carapa," or arrau turtle, is, when full grown, forty or fifty pounds in weight.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The "carapa," or arrau turtle, is, when full grown, forty or fifty pounds in weight.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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[* The Tamanac Indians give it the name of carapa; the
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Tamanac Indians give it the name of carapa; the Maypures call it timi.)) keeps the better, it is said, in proportion as it has undergone a strong ebullition.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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