pterocarpus : Idioms & Phrases
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genus pterocarpus
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noun genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
Pterocarpus.
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pterocarpus angolensis
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noun deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
bloodwood tree; kiaat.
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pterocarpus indicus
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noun tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
amboyna; padouk; padauk.
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pterocarpus macrocarpus
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noun tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
Burmese rosewood; Burma padauk.
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pterocarpus marsupium
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noun East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
kino.
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pterocarpus santalinus
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noun tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
red saunders; red sandalwood; red sanders; red sanderswood.
