mengkulangn.
/ˈmɛŋkuːlaŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɛŋkulɑŋ/ Any of various large Malayan timber trees of the genus Heritiera (family Sterculiaceae), esp. H. simplicifolia; the wood of any of these trees, valued esp. as a material for plywood.
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1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 622 The species of Tarrietia are mostly timber-trees known to Malays as Mengkulang.
1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 150 Locally, mengkulang is used for interior construction, flooring and furniture.
1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 39/2 Mengkulang is not easy [to obtain], presumably because of the competition from the plywood mills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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