bayok

noun

ba·​yok

(ˈ)bī-¦ōk

variants or less commonly bayog

(ˈ)bī-¦ōg

plural -s

: any of several Philippine timber trees of the genus Pterospermum (especially P. diversifolium) the bark of which yields an inferior fiber and a dye

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog bayok

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