DIPTEROCARP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dipterocarp mean? 

• DIPTEROCARP (noun)
  The noun DIPTEROCARP has 1 sense:

1. tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

  Familiarity information: DIPTEROCARP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIPTEROCARP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dipterocarp" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dipterocarp"):

red lauan; red lauan tree; Shorea teysmanniana (valuable Philippine timber tree)

Holonyms ("dipterocarp" is a member of...):

Dipterocarpaceae; family Dipterocarpaceae (chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins)