noun
genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin
• Syn: ↑genus Shorea
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dipterocarpaceae, ↑family Dipterocarpaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑red lauan, ↑red lauan tree, ↑Shorea teysmanniana
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\\ˈshōrēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after John Shore, Lord Teignmouth died 1834 governor general of India
: a genus of Indo-Malayan timber trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) that are rich in resin, have flowers with twisted petals, a very short calyx tube, and sepals which become enlarged and winglike in fruit, and that include forms yielding valuable lumber — see red lauan, sal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.