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gurjun

gurjun noun: a major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.

Noun

gurjun (countable and uncountable, plural gurjuns)

  1. A major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
  2. A thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.

Forms of gurjun

pluralgurjuns
alternative formgarjan
alternative formgurjan

Origin of gurjun

From Bengali তেলি-গর্জন (tēli-garjan, “garjan oil tree”).

Questions about gurjun

What does gurjun mean?
Gurjun means a major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
What part of speech is gurjun?
Gurjun is a noun.
What is the plural of gurjun?
The plural of gurjun is gurjuns.

Words near gurjun in the dictionary

  1. gurjans
  2. Gurjar
  3. Gurjars
  4. Gurjistan
  5. Gurjit
  6. gurjun
  7. gurjuns
  8. gurk
  9. Gurka
  10. Gurkas
  11. gurked

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