DIPTEROCARP

[dip.tero.carp] n [ultim. fr. Gk dipteros + -karpos -carpous] (ca. 1876): any of a family (Dipterocarpaceae) of tall hardwood trees of tropical Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines that have a 2-winged fruit and are the source of valuable timber, aromatic oils, and resins; esp: a member of the type genus (Dipterocarpus)