arariba

noun

ara·​ri·​ba

¦arərē¦bä

plural -s

1

: any of several trees of the genus Centrolobium (family Leguminosae)

especially : a Brazilian tree (C. robustum)

called also zebrawood

2

: any of several trees of the genus Sickingia usually with heavy dark red wood

3

: the wood of an arariba tree

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese araribá, from Tupi

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