Pterocarpus indicus
- noun
- Specialized
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Pterocarpus indicus
- The furniture was crafted from the richly colored wood of the Pterocarpus indicus.
Examples
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The distinctive grain of Pterocarpus indicus makes it popular among woodworkers.
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The Pterocarpus indicus tree is known for its beautiful reddish wood.
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Conservation efforts are underway to protect Pterocarpus indicus in its native habitats.
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Have you seen a Pterocarpus indicus in the wild?
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The distinctive grain of Pterocarpus indicus makes it popular among woodworkers.
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The furniture was crafted from the richly colored wood of the Pterocarpus indicus.
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Conservation efforts are underway to protect Pterocarpus indicus in its native habitats.
Synonyms
A tropical tree from Southeast Asia with reddish wood and dark stripes
A tropical tree from Southeast Asia with reddish wood that has dark stripes used for furniture and instruments
A tree from Southeast Asia that has red wood with dark, striped grain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Pterocarpus + indicus
This is a Linnaean binomial (genus + species epithet). If a learner knows 'Pterocarpus' (a genus of trees) and 'indicus' (a standard Latin epithet meaning 'of India' or 'Indian'), they can transparently infer it denotes a species of Pterocarpus, i.e. a particular tree; scientific names are compositional and used cross-linguistically, so the meaning follows directly from the parts.
Etymology
Pterocarpus indicus comes from old Greek words: ptero- meaning 'wing' and -carpus meaning 'fruit', because the tree makes seeds that look like little wings and spin in the wind. Indicus means 'from India' or Asia, so the name points to its winged seeds and Asian origin, and today it names the tree known for its reddish wood used in furniture.
