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SHOREA TEYSMANNIANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shorea teysmanniana mean?
• SHOREA TEYSMANNIANA (noun)
The noun SHOREA TEYSMANNIANA has 1 sense:
1. valuable Philippine timber tree
Familiarity information: SHOREA TEYSMANNIANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Valuable Philippine timber tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
red lauan; red lauan tree; Shorea teysmanniana
Hypernyms ("Shorea teysmanniana" is a kind of...):
dipterocarp (tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae)
Meronyms (substance of "Shorea teysmanniana"):
red lauan (hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany)
Holonyms ("Shorea teysmanniana" is a member of...):
genus Shorea; Shorea (genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin)
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