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red lauan tree

red lauan tree

9.8
A large tree from the Philippines with red wood used for building and furniture
  • noun
  • Philippine
translation icon : árbol de lauan rojo
  • The wood from the red lauan tree is highly valued for building houses and making furniture.

Examples

  • Due to overharvesting, the red lauan tree is now considered a threatened species.

  • The red lauan tree is prized for its durability.

  • Many forests in the Philippines are home to the rare red lauan tree.

  • Many builders prefer using red lauan trees for their projects.

  • The wood from the red lauan tree is highly valued for building houses and making furniture.

  • Due to overharvesting, the red lauan tree is now considered a threatened species.

  • Many builders prefer using red lauan tree wood for their construction projects.

Synonyms

red lauan
vsred lauan tree
  • Philippine
9.9

A large Philippine tree with hard reddish wood used for furniture and building

is the more general valuable native timber tree known for reddish wood
lauan
vsred lauan tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree that gives strong wood used for furniture

is specifically a Philippine valuable timber tree with distinctive reddish wood

Surface Forms

red lauan tree singular
red lauan trees plural

Morphology

red + lauan + tree

The phrase is compositional: 'lauan' names a species of tree, and combining it with the color 'red' and the noun 'tree' yields a tree of the lauan species that is red or has reddish wood. Although 'lauan' is a specific lexical item that some learners may not know, if they know the constituent words the overall meaning is directly derivable and follows a common color + species + noun pattern.

Etymology

Red lauan tree may come from a simple image: the wood is red and lauan is the local Filipino name for these trees. Because people used its red wood for building and furniture, the name came to mean a tree 'valued for timber'.