padauk

noun

pa·​dauk

variants or padouk

pəˈdau̇k

plural -s

1

: any of several trees of the genus Pterocarpus that yield a reddish wood resembling mahogany: such as

a

: african padauk

b

: andaman padauk

c

: barwood

d

: burma padauk

2

: the wood of a padauk tree

Word History

Etymology

native name in Burma

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