A tropical hardwood tree native to South America, valued for its density and use in construction and fine woodworking.
From Portuguese or Spanish, likely from indigenous South American languages via Portuguese colonial contact. The name references the specific tree species found in Brazilian and other South American forests.
Cabreuva wood is so dense and durable that colonial shipbuilders prized it for ship hulls, and today it's still used for luxury flooring—a wood so tough it barely needs finishing!
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