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dipterocarp Bot.|ˈdɪptərəʊkɑːp|
[ad. mod.L. Dipterocarp-us, f. Gr. δίπτερ-ος two-winged + καρπός fruit.]
A member of the genus Dipterocarpus or family Dipterocarpeæ, comprising East Indian trees characterized by two wings on the summit of the fruit, formed by enlargement of two of the calyx-lobes. Cf. dipteraceous. So dipteroˈcarpous a., belonging to this genus or family.
1876Harley Mat. Med. 702 Dipterocarps..Gigantic trees abounding in resinous juice, natives of India. 1885H. O. Forbes Nat. Wand. E. Archip. 135 Various species of coniferous and dipterocarpous trees. |