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Webster 1913 Edition


Dipterocarpus

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Dipˊte-ro-car′pus

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] with two wings + [GREEK] fruit.]
(Bot.)
A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings.