sundri

noun

sun·​dri

ˈsəndrē

variants or sundra

-rə

plural -s

1

: any of several trees of the genus Heritiera

especially : an East Indian tree (H. formes) with a bark rather rich in tannin and a hard close-grained reddish to dark brown wood that is strong, durable, and resistant to decay and is much used locally for boat-building

2

: the wood of a sundri

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit sundarī

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