dipterocarp

dipterocarp
any member of the family (Dipterocarpaceae) of tropical rainforest trees having two-winged fruits

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  • dipterocarp — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek dipteros + karpos carpous Date: circa 1876 any of a family (Dipterocarpaceae) of tall hardwood tropical trees chiefly of southeastern Asia that have a 2 winged fruit and are the source of valuable timber,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dipterocarp — [ dɪpt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˌkα:p] noun a tall forest tree of a large, mainly SE Asian family (Dipterocarpaceae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Dipterocarpus (genus name), from Gk dipteros two winged + karpos fruit …   English new terms dictionary

  • dipterocarp — dip·ter·o·carp …   English syllables

  • dipterocarp — /ˈdɪptəroʊkap/ (say diptuhrohkahp) noun any of a family of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two winged fruit. {New Latin dipterus two winged + carp} …  

  • dipterocarp — noun tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑red lauan, ↑red lauan tree, ↑Shorea teysmanniana • Member Holonyms: ↑Dipterocarpaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dipterocarp timber classification — The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour. Genus section Species Wood name Wood colour Wood type Anisoptera A. cochinchinensis, A. marginata, A. scaphula, A. thurifera and about ten other species Mersawa light… …   Wikipedia

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