quira

• Sustantivo que designa un árbol tropical americano cuya madera es dura, pesada y de color rojo, muy apreciada por su calidad.

A noun referring to a tropical American tree that produces a hard, heavy red wood, valued for its timber.

1. Hard heavy red woodC1formal

   A dense, reddish timber obtained from the quira tree, valued for its durability and weight.

   Madera de quira

   • The furniture was crafted from polished quira wood.
   • Quira is known for its rich color and resistance to decay.
   • They used quira for the heavy beams in the old house.

2. C1formal

   Any of several tropical American trees that produce economically important timber, including the quira tree.

   Árbol tropical americano llamado quira

   • The quira tree grows abundantly in the rainforests of Central America.
   • Loggers harvest quira for its valuable hardwood.
   • Several species of quira are now protected due to overexploitation.