SHOREA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Shorea mean? • SHOREA (noun)
The noun SHOREA has 1 sense:
1. genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin
Familiarity information: SHOREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOREA (noun)
Meaning:
Genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Shorea; Shorea
Hypernyms ("Shorea" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Shorea"):
red lauan; red lauan tree; Shorea teysmanniana (valuable Philippine timber tree)
Holonyms ("Shorea" is a member of...):
Dipterocarpaceae; family Dipterocarpaceae (chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins)
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