A large tree found in tropical South America, valued for its hard, durable wood.
From indigenous South American languages; the exact etymology is uncertain but likely comes from Tupi or another Amazonian language family, with the word entering European languages through Portuguese colonial records.
Coruco wood is so dense and hard that it was traditionally used for tool handles and construction—but demand for it has made the tree increasingly rare, creating a cautionary tale about how humans harvest the most valuable natural resources first.
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