Carapa

See also: carapa

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

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.^[1]

Proper noun edit

Carapa f

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

Hypernyms edit

(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 edit

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

References edit

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

^ Empire Forestry Journal. (1924). United Kingdom: Empire Forestry Association.

[1] Empire Forestry Journal. (1924). United Kingdom: Empire Forestry Association.

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