SHOREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shorea mean? 

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

1. genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOREA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Shorea; Shorea

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

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Shorea"):

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

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

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