quira

• Nom désignant un arbre tropical américain produisant un bois rouge, dur et lourd, apprécié pour sa qualité.

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.

   Quira (bois rouge dense)

   • 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.

   Quira (arbre tropical)

   • 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.