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MAYENG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mayeng mean?
• MAYENG (noun)
The noun MAYENG has 1 sense:
1. Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
Familiarity information: MAYENG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
maple-leaved bayur; mayeng; Pterospermum acerifolium
Hypernyms ("mayeng" 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)
Holonyms ("mayeng" is a member of...):
genus Pterospermum; Pterospermum (genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs)
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