| 单词 | merbau ipil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmerbau ipil The hardwood timber obtained from either of two trees of the genus Intsia (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)), I. palembanica and (in full merbau ipil) I. bijuga, native to Malaysia and Indonesia; either of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian mahua1610 jambee1704 hinoki1727 sugi1727 meranti1783 merbau1783 sal1789 sundri1799 calamander1804 sissoo1810 toon1810 looking-glass tree1822 East India mahogany1829 pyinkado1832 dhamnoo1834 haldu1836 jelutong1836 zelkova1836 cryptomeria1838 kempas1839 shisham1849 jarul1850 Japan cedar1852 mast tree1862 keyaki1863 petwood1866 alstonia1867 Malacca cane1874 Japanese cedar1880 mowra1883 seraya1893 o-matsu1916 dhaman1923 sepetir1927 kapur1935 mengkulang1940 ramin1953 1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 130 Maranti maracooly and murbow, are in much estimation for building. 1836 J. Low Diss. Soil & Agric. Penang v. 202 Marbow—this is a high tree, affording large planks. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 472/2 Good hard-wood timber is found in plenty, the best being the merabau, penak, rasok and chengal. 1935 I. H. Burkill Dict. Econ. Products Malay Peninsula II. 1243 Mĕrbau is used for all kinds of high-grade construction on land, for furniture, and for sleepers. 1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 396 This small genus [sc. Intsia] includes the well-known timber-tree Merbau. 1958 J. Slimming Temiar Jungle iv. 60 The children play with spinning tops, made of Merbau wood. 1965 C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari i. 16 There are heavy hardwoods such as merbau, balau and chengal. 1972 T. C. Whitmore et al. Tree Flora of Malaya I. 262 Intsia bijuga..merbau ipil, (ipil). 1992 Green Mag. Apr. 34/2 Brazilian mahogany and Ramin alone account for 17% of imports. Others include Afrormosia from West Africa. Rosewood from Brazil and Merbau, used in lorry trailer beds, may also be listed. < as lemmas |
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