Large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry

• Similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds
• Often classified in other families

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n. large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families [syn: Ruptiliocarpon caracolito ]