| 释义 |
lauan|læˈwɑːn|
[Tagalog lawaan.]
The Philippine name for the light hardwood timber produced by trees of the genus Shorea or closely related genera.
1894H. M. Ward Laslett's Timber & Timber Trees (ed. 2) xxii. 226 The outside planks of the old Manilla and Acapulco galleons were of Lauan wood. 1936Nature 26 Dec. 1090/2 The top and side clasps [of the tennis racket] are of Malayan lauan. 1971N. E. Hickin Wood Preservation 88 Shorea. A very extensive genus of hardwood trees found chiefly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines, the principal timbers of which are generally known as meranti, seraya and lauan, suitably qualified. |