noun
Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
• Syn: ↑maple-leaved bayur, ↑Pterospermum acerifolium
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pterospermum, ↑genus Pterospermum
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\\məˈyeŋ\ noun (-s)Etymology: origin unknown
: an Indian timber tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) with a reddish moderately hard and heavy wood used largely for planking
Useful english dictionary. 2012.