DIPTEROCARP

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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)

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