noun
tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack
• Syn: ↑Simarouba amara
• Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Simarouba, ↑genus Simarouba
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\\ˌmärüˈpä\ noun (-s)Etymology: Portuguese marupá, from Tupi
: a tree (Simarouba amara) of northern So. America and the Amazon valley that yields a light brittle lumber locally regarded as strongly resistant to insect attack
Useful english dictionary. 2012.