padauk

pa·dauk  (p-dôk) also pa·douk (-dk)

n. In both senses also called amboyna.

1. A southeast Asian tree (Pterocarpus indicus) having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.

2. The wood of this tree, used mainly for decorative cabinetwork.

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[Burmese.]

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Noun

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padauk - tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain padouk, Pterocarpus indicus, amboyna genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus - genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods amboyna, Andaman redwood - mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms