DIPTEROCARP


Meaning of DIPTEROCARP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdip-tə-rō-ˌkärp ]

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, aromatic oils, and resins ; especially : a tree of the type genus ( Dipterocarpus )

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