Associations to the word «Padauk»

Wiktionary

PADAUK, noun. The valuable timber of Pterocarpus, a pantropical genus of trees.

Dictionary definition

PADAUK, noun. Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.

Wise words

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