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mengkulang|ˈmɛŋkuːlaŋ| [Malay.] A timber tree belonging to the Malaysian genus Tarrietia, esp. T. simplicifolia, or its wood.
1940E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 622 The species of Tarrietia are mostly timber-trees known to Malays as Mengkulang. 1956Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 150 Locally, mengkulang is used for interior construction, flooring and furniture. 1972Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 39/2 Mengkulang is not easy [to obtain], presumably because of the competition from the plywood mills. |