Dipterocarpus

noun

Dip·​ter·​o·​car·​pus

: a large genus (the type of the family Dipterocarpaceae) of tall trees ranging from India to the Philippines where they are important as timber see gurjun balsam

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dipter- + -carpus

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