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tung

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Noun1.tung - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oiltung - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary


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Although tung oil has been known for many years in the Orient, it has only recently been discovered by Europeans and Americans as very valuable oil for the varnish maker This oil differs from linseed oil in several characteristics Although tung oil has been known for many years in the Orient, it has only recently been discovered by Europeans and Americans as very valuable oil for the varnish maker.
President Joseph Tung and family--vice president (and son) David, and wife, Dorothy--own and operate Leda, a nearly 25-year-old firm that has been expanding steadily, if not rapidly, since it moved to this site in 2004.
Spokesman Tung Kong Ming of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which had publicised Yak's appeal, said the man had to furnish identification papers to support his claims, but that the wealthy tycoon appeared convinced.
 
 
 
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