pyinma

noun

pyin·​ma

pēˈinˌmä,

ˈpyi-

plural -s

: the light red to reddish brown smooth lustrous and moderately hard heavy durable wood of the queen's crape myrtle

Word History

Etymology

native name in Burma

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