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    GENUS SHOREA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resinplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Shorea; Shorea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Shorea" is a kind of...):

    dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Shorea"):

    red lauan; red lauan tree; Shorea teysmanniana (valuable Philippine timber tree)

    Holonyms ("genus 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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