sepetirn.
/sɛpəˈtɪə/ A forest tree of the genus Sindora or Pseudosindora, belonging to the family Leguminosæ and native to south-east Asia; also, the hardwood timber produced by a tree of this kind.
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1897 G. King in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 66 ii. 205 Mr. Curtis gives the Malay name of this [Sindora inter~media Baker] in Pangkor as ‘Sapetir’.]
1927 F. W. Foxworthy Common Forest Trees Malay Peninsula 91 It is doubtful if Sepetir produces more than one per cent of the timber in the forest.
1934 A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World (ed. 2) 480 Sepetir... The colour of the wood is yellow-brown, with dark streaks.
1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 210 Sepetir is the British Standard name for the timber of Sindora spp. and Pseudosindora palustris.
1971 Country Life 1 Apr. App. 42/2 A very rare..occasional table..the surfaces veneered in burnt walnut, rosewood, plane and sepetir (Malaya).
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