ˈcarap
[from the native name.]
carap oil: an oil obtained from the seeds of the Carapa guianensis, a large tree found in Guiana.
| c 1865 Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 95/1 A semi-solid oil, named Crab or Carapa oil. 1866 Treas. Bot. I. 220 s.v. Carapa, By pressure the seeds yield a liquid oil, called Carap oil or Crab oil, suitable for burning in lamps..In this country it hardens into a solid fat. |