| 单词 | indian padauk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian padauk Any of various tropical Asian and West African trees of the genus Pterocarpus (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)); esp. P. macrocarpus of Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand, P. dalbergioides of the Andaman Islands, P. indicus of Malaysia and the Philippines, and P. soyauxii of West Africa. Also: the hard reddish wood of any of these trees, which resembles rosewood. Frequently with distinguishing word, as Andaman padauk, Burma padauk, Indian padauk. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [adjective] softwood1539 citrean1616 pepperidge1689 purple heart1769 narra1779 leafy1810 saffraan1819 quandong1836 padauk1839 tamanu1839 titoki1842 til1858 odum1887 sapele1904 broad-leaved1905 peroba1920 ocote1926 pyinkado1934 ponderosa1937 ahuehuete1948 Mansonia1958 obeche1958 podo1961 black-gum1969 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > tropical > pterocarpus timber trees angsana1749 Pterocarpus1770 lingoa1798 kyabuka1831 padauk1839 narra1890 1839 H. Malcom Trav. I. ii. 189 The Pa-douk, or Mahogany,..is plenty in the upper provinces... It grows very large, and is mostly of the branched or knotty kind. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 3/3 Peduk is darker in colour than the other woods generally used. 1900–1 D. Prain Ann. Report Bot. Gard. Calcutta The true or Burma Padouk is the timber of Pterocarpus macrocarpus, a species that occurs only in Burma. ‘Andaman Padouk’ or ‘Redwood’ is the timber of P. dalbergioides..found only, in a wild state, in the Andamans. 1908 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry (ed. 2) V. 590 Many foreign woods are used for piano-cases—mahogany, American walnut and maple, padauk, stain wood, etc. 1928 Observer 25 Mar. 13/2 Counter-tops at the Bank of England are made of Andaman padouk. 1954 E. Blatter & W. S. Millard Some Beautiful Indian Trees (ed. 2) 120 The Burmans used to say that the rains would not come until the Padauk had flowered three times. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 182 Padauk, African—Pterocarpus soyauxii. This species is known to occur in Nigeria,..French Equatorial Africa and the Belgian Congo. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 952/1 P[terocarpus] indicus Willd. Padauk; padouk; Burmese rosewood. 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xxix. 343 They stopped in a wooded area of the Pegu road, and collected armloads of fragant yellow padauk flowers. < as lemmas |
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