mengkulang
/ˈmɛŋkuːlaŋ/(also menkulang)
noun
Any of various large Malayan timber trees of the genus Heritiera (family Sterculiaceae), especially H. simplicifolia; the wood of any of these trees, valued especially as a material for plywood.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in John Henry Corner (1906–1996), botanist. From Malay mengkulang.
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