mayeng

mayeng
noun
Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pterospermum, ↑genus Pterospermum

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\\məˈyeŋ\ noun (-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: an Indian timber tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) with a reddish moderately hard and heavy wood used largely for planking

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  • mayeng — maple leaved bayur maple leaved bayur n. (Bot.) An Indian tree ({Pterospermum acerifolium}) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also {mayeng}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mayeng — ma·yeng …   English syllables

  • Pterospermum — noun genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs • Syn: ↑genus Pterospermum • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sterculiaceae, ↑family Sterculiaceae, ↑sterculia family …   Useful english dictionary

  • maple-leaved bayur — n. (Bot.) An Indian tree ({Pterospermum acerifolium}) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also {mayeng}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pterospermum acerifolium — maple leaved bayur maple leaved bayur n. (Bot.) An Indian tree ({Pterospermum acerifolium}) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also {mayeng}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • genus Pterospermum — noun genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs • Syn: ↑Pterospermum • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sterculiaceae, ↑family Sterculiaceae, ↑sterculia family …   Useful english dictionary

  • maple-leaved bayur — noun Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree • Syn: ↑mayeng, ↑Pterospermum acerifolium • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Pterospermum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pterospermum acerifolium — noun Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree • Syn: ↑mayeng, ↑maple leaved bayur • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Pterospermum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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