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MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maple-leaved bayur mean? 

MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR (noun)
  The noun MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR has 1 sense:

1. Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade treeplay

  Familiarity information: MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

maple-leaved bayur; mayeng; Pterospermum acerifolium

Hypernyms ("maple-leaved bayur" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("maple-leaved bayur" is a member of...):

genus Pterospermum; Pterospermum (genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs)


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