pterocarpus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus pterocarpus

  • noun genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
    Pterocarpus.
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pterocarpus angolensis

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
    Burmese rosewood; Burma padauk.
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pterocarpus marsupium

  • noun East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
    kino.
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pterocarpus santalinus

  • 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.
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